NFL crackdown on devastating hits could lead to prosecution

Last week, Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara checked the Canadiens' Max Pacioretty into a metal stanchion, sparking a criminal investigation. NFL players would be advised to take note, wrote N. Jeremi Duru, a professor at Temple's Beasley School of Law, in an opinion piece. "If the NFL stages games this fall and a player who endures a devastating hit walks off the field, you can expect a fine or a suspension. In this new world of heightened attention to devastating hits, however, if the player who is hit is seriously injured or worse, don’t be shocked if the law gets involved."
March 14, 2011 | Yahoo! Sports