Allen Lazard is able to struggle again towards the NFL if he’s fined for his comparatively tame finger weapons celebration.
The Jets receiver was penalized 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct Sunday after he made a 12-yard catch after which spun the ball and “fired” his fingers.
The flag modified first-and-10 on the 18-yard line to first-and-10 on the 33, and the Jets subsequently didn’t advance previous the 22, settling for a 40-yard subject objective.
“I’ve gotten zero clarification from the NFL,” Lazard mentioned earlier than Wednesday’s follow. “Now, my coaches have come up and talked to me individually. It’s very unlucky that I’m the sufferer of the state of affairs. However it’s what it’s. It’s a part of the NFL, and part of the leisure issue.”
Lazard has not pursued an evidence from the officers or the league by way of the Jets coaches or the NFL Gamers Affiliation.
You possibly can wager on that altering if he receives a effective, which he would enchantment.
“If I’m [fined], they’re positively going to exempt it,” Lazard mentioned. “It wouldn’t make sense to effective somebody for one thing you by no means warned them [about]. It’s like implementing a brand new driving rule: In case you are driving down the road with just one hand, you by no means informed me I can solely drive with solely two fingers. That’s unfair. That’s not a lawful democracy in that sense.”
To Lazard’s level, it isn’t unlawful to drive with one hand on the steering wheel, but it surely may play a think about a site visitors cease for failure to regulate a automobile.
“It’s one thing very foolish,” Lazard mentioned. “I anticipate the NFL to effective me simply from the historical past of conditions like this.”
QB Aaron Rodgers (knee) was listed as restricted on the damage report as a result of he didn’t take part within the stretch interval.
He emerged from the power to throw with the opposite quarterbacks earlier than follow closed to the media.
Head coach Robert Saleh mentioned Rodgers is “getting remedy” however would follow absolutely and he’s “not involved” about his quarterback’s availability.
LB C.J. Mosley (toe) was additionally restricted, whereas RT Morgan Moses (knee) and LT Tyron Smith (relaxation) didn’t follow.
DT Leki Fotu (hamstring) returned to follow and has three weeks to be activated off of injured reserve or he should be shut down for the season. He was injured in the course of the center of coaching camp.
As soon as the common season started, Saleh stopped his training-camp follow coverage of subbing out gamers who commit a penalty for one snap.
He doesn’t consider in old-school punitive push-ups or lap working as a approach to curb dangerous habits.
“They’re males. They need to be handled like males,” Saleh mentioned. “They already know that they tousled. They don’t have to be embarrassed. They should know how you can appropriate it. And I don’t suppose doing push-ups is educating a man how you can appropriate it.”
The Jets dedicated 15 penalties (13 accepted) towards the Broncos.
