NFL suspends Steelers safety Damontae Kazee for rest of season after hit vs. Colts

NFL suspends Steelers safety Damontae Kazee for rest of season after hit vs. Colts

The suspended safety without pay for the remainder of the season Sharks Blank Jersey for what the league described as "repeated violations" of rules designed to protect player safety.The ruling, i sued by NFL Vice President of Football Operations on Monday, means Kazee will mi s Pittsburgh's final three regular-season games and any potential playoff games if the Steelers (7-7) advance to the postseason.Kazee was ejected Brandon Bollig Women Jersey from after hitting diving wide receiver . in the second quarter. Pittman laid out to try and catch a pa s and Kazee made contact with Pittman's head. Pittman left the game and went into the concu sion protocol.ADVERTISEMENT Runyan wrote in a letter to Kazee that illegal contact with Dalton Prout Jersey Pittman "could have been avoided." Runyan pointed to Kazee's repeated violations of safety rules as one of the driving forces behind the suspension.Kazee, a seven-year veteran, has been fined nearly a half-dozen times by the league this season. He will forfeit around $208,000 in game checks by mi sing Pittsburgh's final three games.Steelers coach Mike Tomlin Joe Thornton Women Jersey said Monday before the NFL announced Kazee's suspension that he would not speculate on any potential discipline, saying it "doesn't help me, help (Kazee) or football itself."The suspension means Pittsburgh will be without both of its starting Chris Tierney Jersey safeties against the . is already out with a knee injury.Kazee can appeal the decision to hearing officers Derrick Brooks or James Thrash, who have been appointed by the NFL and NFLPA to decide appeals of on-field player discipline.Reporting by The A sociated Pre s.

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