Are the NFL Players Safe With Kareem Jackson in the Park, After Broncos Safety Suspension Reduced to Half?

Should the NFL reconsider its decision when deciding appeals of athletes who seemingly continue to put other athletes at risk during dangerous tackles, late hits, or unsportsmanlike conduct? With the latest incidents involving the DB of the Denver Broncos and the ongoing artificial turf debate, many fans are wondering if players’ safety is really a priority for the NFL or not. The recent Sunday battle between the Broncos and Packers witnessed a heated moment where the Broncos Safety Kareem Johnson got ejected for his hit on the Packers’ TE.

Will the leniency shown to Jackson encourage other players and tell them that they can also get away with injuring other players with just a fine or a short suspension? And will Jackson finally mend his ways?

Kareem Jackson to get less punishment for injuring other players

The Orange Crush might have won the game against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday but it didn’t come easy. With 13 minutes left for the game to end, Kareem Jackson dove into Packers TE Luke Musgrave in a helmet-to-helmet collision that sent Musgrave crashing into the ground. The hard hit caused his head to bounce awkwardly off the turf.

The NFL took cognizance and NFL VP of Football Operations, Jon Runyan, slammed down the hammer with his punishment. A 4-game suspension order came down on the Broncos #22 player. HC Sean Payton, on learning of the suspension, said, “I wasn’t real surprised [at the penalty and the ejection].”

But Jackson appealed against his suspension and the NFL listened to him. Derrick Brooks, an appeal officer, announced that the Defensive Back’s suspension was just 2 games now. Football fans have been debating whether the NFL should show any clemency to a habitual offender like Jackson. Why did the severity of the punishment not surprise Payton?

Jackson’s past record is not exactly spotless

The DB had to shell out $89,670 already for four instances of unnecessary roughness. Earlier, he was ejected from the Broncos’ Week 2 game against the Washington Commanders after another helmet-to-helmet collision with TE Logan Thomas. Talk about butting heads for real.

The collision resulted in a concussion and Thomas had to skip the entire game. The 35-year-old had to pay $19,669 for the Thomas incident. A week before that, he had to shell out $14,819 for unnecessary roughness directed toward Las Vegas Raiders WR Jakobi Meyers.

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With such a dangerous player on the loose, do you think the NFL should have reduced its punishment? A harsh punishment would have made an example out of him and in the future would make him think twice before repeating. Raiders LB Vontaze Burfict who was suspended for 12 games in 2019 for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Indianapolis Colts TE Jack Doyle holds the current record for the harshest punishment.

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