RIDERS ROBERTSON SUSPENDED ONE GAME
TORONTO – The CFL has suspended Saskatchewan defensive end Pete Robertson for a game following his head butt of Winnipeg quarterback Zach Collaros during a game Sunday.
The CFL announced the suspension Monday, following the Roughriders’ 32-30 overtime home win over the Blue Bombers.
According to the CFL, Robertson will serve the suspension when the two teams meet again Saturday at IG Field.
Late in the fourth quarter, Robertson batted down a second-down pass from Collaros. Afterwards, Robertson head-butted the veteran quarterback, knocking Collaros to the turf.
Initially, there was no penalty called but a late flag was thrown and Robertson received a 15-yard unnecessary roughness call and was allowed to continue playing.
What was disturbing about the hit was it came after the play ended. It also certainly appeared like Robertson looked directly at the six-foot, 219-pound Collaros before delivering the head butt.
And while Collaros was on the ground, Robertson could be seen flexing.
Collaros, the CFL’s outstanding player the last two seasons, has dealt with concussions during his career. He had to leave the game for three plays but did return.
And Winnipeg scored a touchdown anyway to go ahead 24-20 with 4:05 remaining.
(Canadian Press)
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and with just a wee bit of embellishment by Zach…….don’t get me wrong, Robertson’s losing his mind and doing it totally penalty and suspension worthy.
While we’re at it, how about a suspension for Bombers#99 who took Dolegala’s helmet off with a helmet to helmet hit with a head of steam??!! Got a penalty for it, perhaps should be reviewed??
Maybe that big gangly giraffe should strap his chin strap up tighter in a contact sport.
embellishment by Collaros or not, it was still unwarranted and deserved a suspension. Even Riders def lineman #4 right when it happened put his hands in the air and was saying something to Robertson……like bro, what the he## are you doing man!!!!!! I actually would have been ok if the Riders lost because of this incident to teach him a lesson about hanging his teamates out to dry. What a bonehead. We all make mistakes at the spur of a moment but they have to reel in their emotions at crucial times in a game. I am a diehard Rider… Read more »
The CFL plus the Saskatchewan Roughriders Football Club should ban outright from the league play by play announcer Michael Ball for his disparaging raging unprofessional comments to the Pete Robertson incident on public radio. The Saskatchewan Roughriders organization plus the radio station responsible for hiing Michael Ball and putting him behind a microphone on public broadcast airwaves need to revisit his hire and release him asap. The guy is a total uncontrolled lunatic. Calling on the CFL’s on and off game field officiating not his call. Michael Ball needs to be fired, he’s not radio friendly with his voice and… Read more »
This reminds me of how it used to be with Don Cherry. Holy, if you don’t like what he has to say, just turn it over to another station and listen there instead. Good grief folks, let’s not cancel everybody. Just use some common sense and remember, every human is entitled to have an opinion.
No, don’t cancel everybody, just cancel outright the annoying Michael Ball of Regina the so called Voice of the Saskatchewan Roughriders Football Club via CKRM Radio.
The thing I would have done differently than Dickenson is I would have pulled Robertson off the field and told him to go hit the showers. That would make a nice stance to the team and the fans that what he did will not be tolerated. Yes, Yes I am sure his emotions got the better of him but you have to live with your actions. He needed to be sent to the locker room!!!! Another def lineman can still do as good of a job as Robertson does, there was only a few plays left in the game anyway.… Read more »
I wish somebody would have explained to Pete Robertson what a slobiknocker of a game means in Saskatchewan. Biggest bone head play by a Roughrider since the 2009 Greycup game. Suspension is deserved. What a great football game,