Zach Thomas accuses Jets of a pattern of sideline interference
The National Football Post 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
Retired Miami Dolphins linebacker Zach Thomas(notes) has accused the New York Jets of intentionally forming a human wall on the sideline area to get in the way of Miami Dolphins cornerbackc Nolan Carroll(notes), who was intentionally tripped by Jets strength coach Sal Alosi.
Alosi has been suspended without pay and fined $25,000.
"They had to be ordered to stand there because they're foot to foot," Thomas wold WQAM radio in South Florida, per ESPN New York. "There's four of them, side to side—five of them, I mean—on the edge of the coach's zone. They're only out there to restrict the space of the gunner.
"But there's more to it because I'm telling you, the only thing [Alosi] did wrong was intentionally put that knee out there. If he just stood there, there would never have been a problem, even if the guy got tripped. But there's more to this. He was ordered to stand there. No one is foot to foot on the sideline in the coach's box."
Per the report, the Jets have made it a habit to use sideline people to get in the way of the gunners.
"Something is fishy," an NFL executive told ESPN New York.
The National Football Post 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
Retired Miami Dolphins linebacker Zach Thomas(notes) has accused the New York Jets of intentionally forming a human wall on the sideline area to get in the way of Miami Dolphins cornerbackc Nolan Carroll(notes), who was intentionally tripped by Jets strength coach Sal Alosi.
Alosi has been suspended without pay and fined $25,000.
"They had to be ordered to stand there because they're foot to foot," Thomas wold WQAM radio in South Florida, per ESPN New York. "There's four of them, side to side—five of them, I mean—on the edge of the coach's zone. They're only out there to restrict the space of the gunner.
"But there's more to it because I'm telling you, the only thing [Alosi] did wrong was intentionally put that knee out there. If he just stood there, there would never have been a problem, even if the guy got tripped. But there's more to this. He was ordered to stand there. No one is foot to foot on the sideline in the coach's box."
Per the report, the Jets have made it a habit to use sideline people to get in the way of the gunners.
"Something is fishy," an NFL executive told ESPN New York.
