It was a charity game but who is to say that things do not get heated in a match like that. American football is a rough and tough sport, known for its physical nature. And a charity game of American football in America recently saw a brawl take place. You would say that it is probably the only way a charity match may hit headlines but it certainly is not an ideal scenario.
The match was between the police department and the fire department teams of New York City. There was a similar incident during an ice hockey game between these two teams in 2014. That too was a charity match.
It is a bit of a shame that such a thing happened. American football is far and away the number one sport in America. It is a sport that gets Americans buzzing like no tomorrow. And there was more than a buzz during this charity match.
“They hit our quarterback out of bounds, and that’s how things started. There were a lot of hotheads there” a coach was quoted to be saying by New York Post. “I don’t want to talk about it,” said a player.
“It was reminiscent of the old-time Rangers-Flyers games in the mid-’70s. I was waiting for [legendary Philadelphia Flyers enforcer] Dave Schultz to come out on the ice,” was a reaction during the 2014 ice hockey game. Perhaps Americans take things too competitively even during charity matches. In the end, it gave the match a bad name, both in 2014 and 2016.
Photo courtesy: New York Post
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