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On Monday, the NFL tight end one game on that left the cornerback with Wayne Gretzky Jersey a concu sion. What the hell are you doing, Gronk? Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) A day later, one game for this hit on . JuJu lays out Burfict Steve Noah (@Steve_OS) "You are suspended for the dangerous and unsportsmanlike acts you committed during the fourth quarter of last night's game. Specifically, with 7:10 remaining, on a pa sing play to a running back, you lined up a defender and delivered a violent and unnece sary blindside shot to his head and neck area," NFL VP of Football Operations Jon Runyan wrote in a letter to Smith-Schuster explaining the decision. "You then 'celebrated' the play by standing over him and taunting him. The contact you made with your opponent placed the opposing player at risk of serious injury and could have been avoided. Your conduct following the hit fell far below the high standards of sportsmanship expected of an NFL player." So, according to Runyan, Smith-Schuster was suspended for both the hit and the taunting that followed. Also suspended for a game: safety George Illoka, who, moments after Smith-Schuster leveled Burfict, tried to separate head from the rest of his body: Big Ben Connor McDavid Jersey to AB84. TOUCHDOWN. NFL (@NFL) "... Y ou violently struck a defensele s receiver in the head and neck area," Runyan wrote in his letter to Iloka. "The Competition Committee has clearly expre sed its goal of 'eliminating flagrant hits that have no place in our game' and has encouraged the League office to suspend offenders for egregious violations such as the one you committed last night."But the i sue, as always, is consistency. safety was the latest to make this point. So gronk elbow drops a guy off the top rope like Dusty Rhodes and gets same suspension as a guy getting a penalty making a football play. Okay cool Patrick Maroon Jersey cant wait to see what you come up with next. Mike Mitchell (@iammikemitchell) It's a fair point; when the rules seem arbitrary and haphazardly applied, the rule of law goes out the window. For instance, shortly after Smith-Schuster's punishment was announced, the Twitter police unearthed this hit by receiver delivered to safety . Julio getting suspended a game too? J.R. (@JReidDraftScout) That hit appears to check the same boxes Runyan outlined to Smith-Schuster -- "... Y ou lined up a defender and delivered a violent and unnece sary blindside shot to his head and neck area..."Jones wasn't flagged on the play. And perhaps he will be fined but there was no conversation about suspending him. Yes, Smith-Schuster's punishment also includes taunting Burfict after laying him out but Illoka only Andrew Ference Jersey "violently struck a defensele s receiver in the head and neck area" and he was also suspended one game.Which ."Listen, I never said Gronkowski was dirty," he tweeted. "I never mentioned his character I've only met him once and to be honest he seemed like a real chill guy. What I'm referring to is the actual incident. Look at the plays. Smith-Schuster and Iloka were making a football plays in football games during the PLAY. more specifically before the whistle. Gronkowski's play was a downed man post-whistle. I get the league having player safety and that's fine but don't tell me those are the same offense. It's not the same offense therefore the punishment shouldn't be the same. Smith-Schuster and Iloka should lose some cash but not their whole game check." Mitchell's conclusion: My real complaint isnt with the its with my fellow Jean-Francois Jacques Jersey players. How did we agree to this cba? There is no consistency in the way we are disciplined. One week you can commit a foul and be fined the next be suspended. One week a fight is an ejection the next its a suspension. Mike Mitchell (@iammikemitchell) Mitchell isn't wrong -- about any of it.