Joe Mays fined, suspended for hit on Matt Schaub

Joe Mays suspended, fined for taking part of Matt Schaub's ear

The NFL office suspended the Broncos LB one game and took $50K out of his paycheck for his illegal hit on Sunday that left the Texans QB looking like Evander Holyfield.

Joe Mays wonders how much he'll be fined for the Matt Schaub ear hit

The Denver LB knows his wallet is about to get lighter after the illegal hit he put on the Texans QB on Sunday.

Matt Schaub Leveled With Vicious Hit

Following an attempted deep pass to wide receiver Andre Johnson, Houston Texans QB Matt Schaub took a huge shot from two defenders on a roughing the passer call that took him out for one play.

The broadcast team claimed Schaub was bleeding out of his left ear following the shot, but it was not shown on TV. T.J. Yates warmed up on the sideline, and came in for one snap, but he returned quickly and Schaub doesn't appear to have any lasting symptoms from the hit, thanks to a few pills on the sideline.

The primary offender was Joe Mays, who Mike Pereira had some choice comments on via Twitter

That shot by Mays on Schaub should be an ejection and should be a $50k fine. At least. That's vicious.

— Mike Pereira (@MikePereira) September 23, 2012

We'll see if the Broncos' LB will be hearing from the league shortly, and we'll see if Schaub will ever hear again.

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