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LB A.J. Hawk (2x All-American, Lombardi Trophy, National Champion, Super Bowl Champion)

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Dirty Laundry: A.J. Hawk's leap
September, 15, 2011
By Kevin Seifert

Consider this scenario from the point of view of an NFL game official:

A player is open in the end zone. The quarterback spots him and throws the ball. A defender, positioned behind the receiver, jumps into the vertical plane occupied by the receiver and knocks the ball away. It all happens in a millisecond. Both players crash to the ground.

Pass interference, right?

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AP Photo/Jim PrischingThis play resulted in a pass interference penatly, which gave the Saints one final play.

Referee Clete Blakeman's crew came to that conclusion with the clock showing 0:00 last Thursday night at Lambeau Field. New Orleans Saints running back Darren Sproles was the open receiver. Green Bay Packers linebacker A.J. Hawk was the defender. The call was pass interference, giving the Saints possession at the 1-yard line for the final play of the game.

Longtime blog readers know we use this Dirty Laundry post to take a weekly look at officiating issues during the regular season. They often fall within a gray area of judgment, so I try to examine both sides in the context of the official NFL rule book and then offer a bit of analysis. The gray area of this case was especially deep.

Hawk has a pretty reserved personality on the field, so I took particular notice at how adamantly he protested the call. Asked afterwards about the play, Hawk said: "I'm going to try not to get fined here."

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Ex-OSU's Hawk apologizes for obscene gesture
The Associated Press
Sunday, October 16, 2011

GREEN BAY, Wis. ? Green Bay Packers linebacker A.J. Hawk apologized for making an obscene hand gesture during Sunday's victory over the St. Louis Rams.

Hawk made the gesture toward the Packers sideline after sacking Rams quarterback Sam Bradford in the second quarter. Hawk called it a "running joke" with some of his teammates and said it "wasn't meant to get out there, for people to see." The gesture apparently made it on television, and screen shots were almost immediately circulated on social media websites such as Twitter.

"It was a joke, and I kind of got caught up in the emotion of the game," Hawk, a former Ohio State player and Centerville High graduate, said. "I definitely apologize if any kids or anyone else saw it. I have a daughter myself, so I wouldn't want her doing that. I got excited and I got caught up in the game. It was just, I guess, a bad joke. I definitely won't do it again."

Hawk said he hoped to avoid a fine from the NFL, and promised not to do it again.

"I think this day and age you're not going to get away with it," Packers cornerback Charles Woodson said. "So, if he did it, he understands that there's probably a thousand cameras in the stadium. Even if it's a cell phone, somebody got it. So, you've got to be careful about that."
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"I think this day and age you're not going to get away with it," Packers cornerback Charles Woodson said. "So, if he did it, he understands that there's probably a thousand cameras in the stadium. Even if it's a cell phone, somebody got it. So, you've got to be careful about that."

shut the fuck up Woodson :shake:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k-a033kBos"]Charles Woodson punches a Saints player [HD live+replays] - YouTube[/ame]
 
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