We all know that football is a rough sport, however, Detroit Lion Dominic Raiola seems to have adopted cheap shots as a part of his skill list. A recent video has surfaced that features the Lions' center stomping on the ankle of Chicago Bears' defensive tackle, Ego Ferguson. Even though Dominic claims it was an accident, his history of low blows suggest otherwise.
The 35 year-old started playing football at his high school in Honolulu, Hawaii. While there, his team was nominated as the 15th best high school in the United States. After that, he played college ball for the University of Nebraska, and earned all American-Honors.
In 2001, the Detroit Lions drafted him into the NFL. Since then, he has been a key member of the Lions' defensive line. On the other hand, fans are learning that cheap tactics might have gotten him this far.
According to Yahoo Sports, and after watching the video, Raiola blatantly stomped an opponent's ankle:
"Lions center Dominic Raiola finished up a play in Sunday's Bears-Lions game by stomping on the outstretched ankle of Chicago defensive tackle Ego Ferguson. No doubt about it. He saw the ankle and stomped down hard. Raiola told reporters after the game that the stomp wasn't intentional and that he apologized to Ferguson after the game. Ferguson saw things differently and would not elaborate on what Raiola said to him."
It almost seems out of character the Dominic would deny doing it on purpose. According to NBC Sports, Raiola has owned up to his dirty tricks in the past:
"Lions center Dominic Raiola admitted after a blowout loss at New England that he purposely went at the knees of Patriots defensive tackle Zach Moore on the final play of the game. Raiola said he was angry that the Patriots scored a late touchdown to go up 34-9 instead of just taking a knee. Raiola said his shot at Moore was retaliation. Raiola was not penalized...It's not illegal for an offensive lineman to go low on a defensive lineman..."
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