This is Browns rill stomach Trent Ric seriousson, except before he knocked off Kurt Coleman's helmet by running him over during Week 1 last normalize.(Photo: Jason Miller, Getty Images)
It's not how he planned it, besides Cleveland Browns running back Trent Richardson feels he has miscellanyd the NFL continuously after only oneness season.
The league's possessors on Wednesday voted 31-1 in prefer of a controversial new crown-of-the-helmet rule, and Richardson is taking responsibility for its enactment.
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"I feel kindred I made it bad for all the backs," Richardson told The Plain Dealer. "I feel like it's my fault. ... People keep telling me it's the T-Rich rule. I guess I made history today."
The reason Richardson feels that counsel is because the NFL's competition committee showed owners his awesome helmet-to-helmet lambasting of the Eagles' Kurt Coleman last season to allure them the rule was necessary to lamer safety.
Anything similar next season is sure to come with a 15-yard penalty and hefty fine.
"That dish made me a hero with Browns fans, but that was just me performing football," Richardson said. "That hit made history right there, and it was big."
Evidently too big, though Richardson said it was a product of football instincts.
"It just happened," Richardson said. "It was just me and him, and he was showing to hit me. It just comes natural, when you lower your shoulder, your head up comes down with it.
"I'm not trying to harm no new(prenominal) players; that's just not me. But I do sour a lot of pain when I run, and I register where it's coming from. If you ask Bo Jackson, Emmitt Smith, guys like that, the rule is kind of foreclose when it comes to being a running back."
Though Richardson is coming down hard on himself here, he really should keep his head up (see what I did there?). Because if his rookie year was any indication, the kid's got one heck of an NFL c areer ahead of him -- even if he does have to wear a price from here on out.
"Most liable(predicate) I'm going to be the one getting all the fines and all the penalties, because I just know I just can't change the way I play the game ..." Richardson said. "I'll still play me. I'll still play the way I play. ...
"I'm going to try to be as safe as I can, but I'm going to protect myself first. I know there are a lot of runners that feel the way I feel."
Materials taken from USA Today
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