UPDATE (1:56p PT): Keith Arnold from NBC Sports and CFT passes along another angle of the cheap shot by Henderson, see embed after the jump.
Jay Christensen at W.O.O. finds an unbelievable cheap shot by Navy’s Nick Henderson on Notre Dame’s Robert Blanton last Saturday.
(The only thing cheaper, more malicious ever seen on a football field)
The hit, as you will see in the video below, came on the opposite side of field from where the play took place. Henderson was given a five-yard personal foul on the play. Blanton, somehow, was unhurt.
(A senior? *Al Davis’ ears prick, spins around in wheelchair*)
That might be the cheapest shot of the season. The CHICAGO TRIBUNE has ND’s reax after the jump.
Notre Dame assistant coach Corwin Brown: “They hit (Robert Blanton) on one of the most malicious plays I’ve ever seen since I’ve been playing. And I called him about it. And I told him I thought it was very poor. He probably thought I called because we lost; I was going to say something to him before the game but I didn’t. Very malicious. And in this game, which we’re supposed to be playing for our kids, you don’t let your players do something like that.”
Henderson should be suspended for at least one game. I would make it two, myself.
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Right damn now.
4:23 pm on November 12th, 2009
Wow. Completely uncalled for. That’s how you tear a knee to shreds.
7:17 pm on November 12th, 2009
Tackle him like a man. Not this shooting low bull.
7:58 pm on November 12th, 2009
52% say salute him? Wow, I’ve spent all day telling my fellow ND grads and fans to move on and calling for Corwin Brown’s firing for his coaching/whining, but 52% is RIDICULOUS. I’m guessing you can only chalk that up to ND hate. And apparently these ND haters have their sportsmanship blinders on.
Rise above, Irish Nation.
9:37 pm on November 12th, 2009
I was one of the 52% of people who voted to salute Henderson. It was Blanton’s fault for playing for a team as fake as the Harlem Globetrotters, or based on their recent play, the Washington Generals.
9:43 pm on November 12th, 2009
Anarchon….you are a complete dbag
1:37 am on November 13th, 2009
Agreement with Anon
3:44 am on November 13th, 2009
If we were at war and ND is the enemy, thank god for cheap shots. Go armed services!
10:14 am on November 13th, 2009
Nice solid hit.
11:29 am on November 13th, 2009
What a pussy! Potential career ending blind sides are for coward little bitches!
11:30 am on November 13th, 2009
Also….YES anarchon IS a D-BAG!
1:48 pm on November 13th, 2009
Service academy players > darkside (who is the real pussy) > bloggers who cry about sports they’ve never played at a legit level…
2:05 pm on November 13th, 2009
Gotta wonder if this site only did this story because veterans day was this week and they got all jealous and this site hates the Navy, Army, Air Force, etc??
5:59 pm on November 13th, 2009
If Anarchon is a d-bag, you guys are all ND fanbois
5:11 am on November 14th, 2009
lol you wrote fanbois. lol youre funny anon.