Dashon Goldson thinks he is being targeted by NFL
By Mike Dyce
Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Dashon Goldson has been repeatedly penalized by the NFL for his hits. He thinks his play was heralded before the rules were changed and now he is being targeted by the league.
“I remember being on the good side of it, hearing commentators, analysts talking about how perfect, how good, how I do it the right way, and all of a sudden with the new rule I’m a dirty player, a nasty player, targeted and I’m not playing the game how it’s supposed to be played,” Goldson said, via Pat Yasinskas of ESPN.com. “I think that’s ridiculous, and [I’m] being targeted, I feel, because it’s been a few times people have been in the situation or worse situations than me and haven’t gotten penalized like I’ve been.”
Goldson think that players and coaches respect his style. Of course that might be his teammates and not the people he is hitting.
“I think the players, they understand the game and how it’s supposed to be played,” Goldson said. “They’re more on my side than anybody else, and coaches on top of that.
“Now with the new rule, you do have some of those guys, as far as coaches, who complain about hits. And they’re the same guys I’m sure who are teaching their players how to hit and congratulating them when they make a big hit.”