NFL NOTES : SCHOTTENHEIMER: BLOCKS WERE CLEAN.Kansas City Chiefs coach Marty Schottenheimer is angry over charges his team plays dirty. Schottenheimer denied complaints on Tuesday by Denver coach Mike Shanahan that the Chiefs are guilty of unethical blocking techniques. The charges were raised anew Sunday after Kansas City's Dale Carter injured Denver cornerback Lionel Washington while blocking him low on a running play late in the Broncos' 34-7 victory. ``We've got a lot of people in the AFC implying that we are coaching things that are on the edge. that are on the brink, that are unethical,'' said Schottenheimer, his voice rising. ``And they're not. We have football players who play hard. They play until the whistle blows. I make no apologies for that. ``I resent the statement that what we do is unethical,'' the Chiefs coach said, pounding his finger on a table top. ``Our players are not - I repeat, they are not - doing anything illegal or unethical.'' Washington suffered a partial tear of ligaments 1. a band of fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages, serving to support and strengthen joints. 2. a double layer of peritoneum extending from one visceral organ to another. 3. cordlike remnants of fetal tubular structures that are nonfunctional after birth. in his left knee and is expected to be out 2-4 weeks, the first Denver defensive player to miss a start this year. ``It's a legal play,'' Shanahan said. ``There's nothing the league can do about it. It's something we have to do as coaches to protect players. Obviously, it's something I believe is unethical.'' It is legal for a receiver to block down at the defensive back's legs if the defensive back is in front of the receiver. Schottenheimer showed reporters films of Denver wide receivers using similar techniques. A. Smith is back: The Oakland Raiders reinstated defensive end Anthony Smith after a four-week suspension, imposed when the former first-round draft pick skipped a team flight to a game in Chicago. R. Smith is out: The Minnesota Vikings have lost Robert Smith for the season. Smith suffered a complete tear of the medial collateral ligament collateral ligament n. in his left knee and at least a partial tear of the posterior cruciate cru·cial (kr A ligament located on either side of a hinge joint such as the knee or wrist that acts as a radius of movement for the joint.   sh l)adj. ligament during the first quarter of Monday night's 15-13 loss to the Chicago Bears. 1. Having the form of a cross, as in certain ligaments of the knee. Giants lose Toomer: New York Giants rookie wide receiver Amani Toomer will miss the rest of the season after surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament ACL in his right knee, the team said. The cruciate ligament of the knee that crosses from the anterior intercondylar area of the tibia to the posterior part of the lateral condyle of the femur. Ravens release: The Baltimore Ravens released wide receiver Calvin Williams and tight end Harold Bishop and added cornerback Dorian Brew to the active roster. |
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