[CBFF] Nick Barnett is a wuss

[Kenny Claxton]

Although if he had done the same to a ref, wed all call him a lowlife.

On 12/27/07, Phil DeNomme <pdenomme at gmail.com> wrote:
> LOL.  what a Nancy boy.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com] On Behalf Of Jerry Madsen
> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 10:15 AM
> To: CBFF
> Subject: [CBFF] Nick Barnett is a wuss
>
> Wednesday, December 26, 2007
> Source: NFL tells ref actions against Barnett 'over the line'
> By Chris Mortensen
> ESPN
>
> Green Bay Packers linebacker Nick Barnett will file a grievance
> against an NFL official for aggressively grabbing him around the neck
> and pulling him to the ground during Sunday's game against the Bears
> at Soldier Field, according to his agent.
>
> Meanwhile, league sources tell ESPN that the official in question,
> umpire Jim Quirk, has been told he went "over the line" in restraining
> Barnett. A source said that NFL officiating director Mike Pereira
> warned Quirk by telephone that he should refrain from similar
> techniques when trying to break up a potential skirmish. No
> disciplinary action will be taken against Quirk, a source said, but
> that won't appease Barnett.
>
> "We're going to put our complaint in writing through a grievance, even
> if the league has warned the official," said Chuck Price, who
> represents Barnett. "This guy puts his arm around Nick's throat...he
> should get more than a warning. If Nick pushes [Quirk] to the ground
> just as a response, he'd be suspended and fined a couple of hundred
> grand."
>
> Packers coach Mike McCarthy was critical of Quirk following the incident.
>
> "I'll tell you what, I've never seen anything like that in all my
> years," McCarthy said. "I didn't see the whole thing but I thought the
> official was totally out of line the way he grabbed Nick around the
> neck and pulled him out of there.
>
> "There was a lot going on throughout the game on both sides of the
> ball after the play was over. Their offensive line was getting after
> Nick a bunch down the stretch. And that goes on in these types of
> games. I didn't see all of it but I saw the end of it. I thought it
> was totally unprofessional. I thought it was totally out of hand."
>
> NFL spokesman Greg Aiello has said McCarthy would not be disciplined
> for his remarks.
>
> Chris Mortensen covers the NFL for ESPN.
>
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