Column: Finally, a punishment that fits the crime

By JIM LITKE
AP Sports Columnist /  February 14, 2013
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Hopefully, the answer will be nothing.

Unfair as that sounds, the rough justice handed out so far has always been to the detriment of the player on the receiving end. If football — at every level — is serious about safety, this is as good a time as any to put a foot on the scale.

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Jim Litke is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at jlitke(at)ap.org and follow him on Twitter.com/JimLitke.end of story marker

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