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That was probably one of the most pitiful excuses for a professional football game I have ever had the displeasure to witness in my life. The lack of confidence on both sides was excruciating to behold. Ive seen better Pop Warner games than that. Each and every player that disgraced the field at New Meadowlands yesterday should give the money back that they earned for the match. A disgusting display!

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Yeah, especially by the Jets....



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...especially by the Jets' conditioning coach !!!

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Jets assistant suspended, fined $25K for tripping

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr., AP Sports Writer Dec 13, 8:20 pm EST

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP)—Turns out this was one costly trip for Sal Alosi.

The New York Jets assistant coach who tripped a Miami Dolphins player during a game was suspended by the team Monday night without pay for the rest of the season, including the playoffs, and fined an additional $25,000.

Alosi, the strength and conditioning coach, began serving his suspension immediately and will have no access to the team’s practice facility.

“I accept responsibility for my actions and respect the team’s decision,” Alosi said in a statement.

Alosi, the Jets' strength and conditioning coach, said at a news conference at the practice facility Monday Dec. 13, 2010 that he had not yet received any discipline from the team or the NFL, nor had he personally spoken to the league. He also said he had not offered to resign. Alosi tripped a Miami Dolphins player on the sideline during a game Sunday.

General manager Mike Tannenbaum said Alosi will also not be allowed to interact with any players or coaches “as it pertains to his job function.” He added that the team spoke with the NFL about the incident throughout the day, and the league will issue no further discipline.

“Hopefully we’re going to learn from what happened yesterday and take full responsibility for it,” Tannenbaum said. “We’re really disappointed with Sal, with what happened, and we’re going to hold him accountable for his actions.”

Alosi stuck out his left knee on the sideline and tripped Dolphins cornerback Nolan Carroll(notes), who was covering a punt in the third quarter of Miami’s 10-6 win Sunday.

“I let everybody down yesterday with my actions,” said Alosi, fighting back tears during a news conference earlier Monday. “My actions were inexcusable and irresponsible.”

Carroll, a rookie, fell to the turf and lay there for several minutes before walking off.

“That’s a thing that has no business in this league,” coach Rex Ryan said, “or anywhere else.”

Alosi said he apologized by phone to both Carroll and Dolphins coach Tony Sparano on Sunday, and spoke to Ryan, Tannenbaum and Jets owner Woody Johnson about the situation.

Ryan issued a public apology to Carroll and the Dolphins at his news conference.

“I was stunned that something like this actually took place,” Ryan said.

Ryan added that he admired the fact Alosi never denied what he did, and “that he stood up and he took responsibility.”

“I know I’ll get killed for it,” Ryan said. “There’s no place for it in football, without question, but he made a mistake and he admitted it.”

Alosi was standing next to several inactive players right on the edge of the sideline as Carroll came zipping by, leading some to speculate that perhaps the incident was planned.

“We don’t coach that,” Tannenbaum said, echoing earlier comments by Ryan and Alosi.

Alosi was first with the Jets from 2001-05, then worked for the Falcons for one season before he was hired by then-New York coach Eric Mangini in 2007 to be the head strength and conditioning coach.

Now with the Cleveland Browns, Mangini described Alosi as “a good person.”

“He made a dumb mistake,” Mangini said. “If he could take it back, I’m sure he would. It’s disappointing it happened. I’m sorry for the whole situation.”

Alosi will be replaced for the rest of the season by his assistant, Bryan Dermody.

Alosi was a linebacker for Hofstra from 1996-2000, and even earned an award for sportsmanship and fair play both on and off the field during his college career.

“You’re asking me to give you a logical explanation to an illogical act,” he said. “I can’t do that. I can’t explain that.”

Carroll, who returned in the fourth quarter, twice broke his right leg while playing: once ending his senior season in high school and again in his senior season at Maryland.

“I’m extremely thankful that my actions yesterday didn’t result in any significant injury to Nolan or any other players,” Alosi said.

Carroll’s mother, Jennifer, is Florida’s lieutenant governor-elect. She was disappointed to find out it was a strength and conditioning coach who did it.

“Here’s a person that’s on the team that understands the injuries of these players incurred day in and day out just from normal wear and tear,” she said. “He’s supposed to be healing these players and making them 100 percent to go out and execute and do their jobs.”

She was also thankful her son escaped serious injury.

“It could have been a debilitating situation,” she said. “If it were lower to his knee, he could have busted a knee cap. It could have put him out for the season or even for his career.”

Dolphins linebacker Karlos Dansby(notes) took a swipe at Ryan after the game when he heard about the incident.

“He’s just taking after the head coach, man. It all trickles downhill,” Dansby said. “That’s how I look at it, it trickles downhill. The head coach, he opened a can of worms over there and now he’s got to fix it.”

It’s the latest embarrassing incident for the team that starred on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” during the summer.

The Jets were investigated by the NFL in September for their treatment of a female television reporter. The league responded to the situation involving Ines Sainz of TV Azteca by developing a workplace conduct program, underwritten by Johnson.

A few weeks later, wide receiver Braylon Edwards(notes) was arrested for drunken driving.

Star cornerback Darrelle Revis(notes) was ticketed for speeding while driving to the team’s facility for a meeting before a practice in October.

Ryan hopes this latest incident doesn’t negatively affect the perception of the team.

“This is a terrible thing that happened, there’s no doubt,” he said. “We had a DUI, I know we had all that stuff. I’d rather not rehash all that, but it would be an unfortunate thing if that were the case.”

AP Sports Writers Tom Withers in Berea, Ohio, and Steven Wine in Miami, and AP Writer Brendan Farrington in Tallahassee, Fla., contributed to this story.
Updated Dec 13, 8:20 pm EST

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It was quite juvenile and disappointing that someone who holds such an important position would act as a pimply faced adolescent. I saw the coach on CNN and he really looked repentant; he must have gotten spankee pretty hard by the organization, obviously by the NFL and importantly by the public.

Should be fired

He could have ended that youngs man's career.

NYG

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That was my knee-jerk reaction too. I didn't want my squad to be associated with this type of behaviour and wanted the guy canned. But upon more sober and adult reflection, I realized that we ALL do really stupid shit, we all Phuck up, in many cases its a spur of the moment decision that turns out to be horribly wrong. If this coach is otherwise a decent guy and genuinely remorseful...(which I do not personally know to be the case, of course), and he apologizes personally to the player, then i think he should keep his job...

PR

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They just made the suspension indefinite, that cocksucker is gone!!! Good luck getting another job!

What is he would have ended his career?

NYG

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It looks like it was premeditated and he organized them walling up on the sidelines.

From what is being reported that seems to be the case. He instructed inactive players to stand side by side along the sideline to impede the gunner going down field. This would certainly make his explanation that it was a spur of the moment lapse in judgment questionable. NYG makes a valid point that this incident could have easily caused a catastrophic injury to the player and ended his career. I believe he should be given a lifetime ban from the NFL.

It will never be proven but in my opinion this incident goes higher up in the organization then Sal "The Tripper" Alosi.

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Seems like there wouldn't even be a question. Anything on the field can be up for review, but IMHO, ANY interference from a non-player on the sideline should result in a ban for life...

New chant for the New York Feet: F-O-O-T! Foot! Foot! Foot!

AhHhh where are the haters after the Steelers win? Funny how the vermim scurry back to their holes! Especially the Giant fans after their abomination last week !

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