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Vikings DE Kenechi Udeze Appeals Fine, Accuses Brett Favre of Flopping

Nov 21, 2007 – 5:30 PM
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Vikings defensive end Kenechi Udeze was fined $7,500 for hitting Packers quarterback Brett Favre in the head when the teams played on Nov. 11, and Judd Zulgad of the Star-Tribune reports that Udeze thinks part of the reason the league thought his hit was dirty is that Favre flopped.
Asked if Favre might have been doing a bit of acting, Udeze said: "I believe so because I know if I lead with my head I'm going to hurt somebody. If anybody watches [me] they know that one, I'm not a dirty player and two, that was strictly Brett waiting to the last second to fall down. But what can I do?"
I don't think NFL quarterbacks flop nearly as often as NBA players, and there's not even a comparison to European soccer players. But I do think flopping happens on the field, and I've seen what looked like flops from Favre a couple of times.

Having said that, the rules are simple: You can't touch the quarterback's head. Udeze did. He's going to lose this appeal.
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