Richard Seymour heard enough of Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger's mouth on Sunday, so he bitch slapped the alleged rapist down to the ground. Roethlisberger's private goons did a better job fending off his alleged rape victim's friends at that Georgia bar than his offensive line did of protecting him from the Raider's wrath.
LeGarrette Blount, eat your heart out. Last year, while playing for Oregon, Blount was provoked to strike trash-talking Byron Hout of Boise St.. Despite Seymour's larger size, Blount's blow was more effective than the hit on Roethlisberger. Like Pacquiao, Blount placed his punch on the sweetest spot for the most damage.
But Blount went ballistic after he sucker punched Hout, which took attention away from the brash Boise St. braggart. Instead, many people focused on Blount's lack of control and he was suspended by his own school. Boise St. gave no punishment to their cocky loudmouth, Hout.
Once Roethlisberger was silenced, Richard Seymour calmly left the field after his ejection. No further aggressive actions whatsoever. His composed exit demeanor revealed a calm man who may be provoked into physically muting blowhards, but is an otherwise laid back guy.
Seymour has been accused of playing dirty before, but he doesn't have a reputation for allegedly raping women with the help of hired goons in two different states like Ben Roethlisberger. If your sister was going to a bar, who would you rather her hang out with- the accused rapist or the guy who punches accused rapists in the face?
After the game, Seymour said, "I apologize to my teammates. I never want to do anything to hurt the team. You always want to protect yourself, but there's no excuse. I'm not sure exactly what happened on the play. I just turned around and (Roethlisberger) just ran up on me quick and it was just a natural reaction."
Seymour offered no apology to Roethlisberger. The absence of apology to the cocksure accused rapist he'd just bitch slapped to the ground may mean that Big Ben is an even more obnoxious and punch deserving sucker than previous reports have implied.
Roethlisberger escaped the maximum punishment he was due from Seymour, just like he did in Georgia and with the NFL. He managed to recover from Seymour's hit and stay in the game with no broken jaw and no chipped teeth.
Here's to Richard Seymour for taking a more aggressive approach with Roethlisberger than the Georgia police seemed willing to do. Seymour already missed more than half the game after his ejection. Hopefully the NFL gives credit for time served and the Raider will avoid suspension.
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