Broncos CB Aqib Talib suspended 1 game for poking player in eye

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Denver Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib Womens Emmanuel Sanders Jersey has been suspended by the NFL for one game for poking Indianapolis Colts tight end Dwayne Allen in the right eye in the closing minutes of Denver's 27-24 loss on Sunday.

"Talib was penalized for unnecessary roughness late in the fourth quarter of Sunday's game in Indianapolis for forcefully poking an opponent in the eye after the conclusion of a play," the league said in a statement explaining the punishment.

NFL Vice President of Football Operations Merton Hanks "ruled that Talib's action placed his opponent at unnecessary risk of injury and should have been avoided," according to the statement.
Talib is appealing the suspension in hopes of playing Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs. He said his appeal will be heard Tuesday, with a decision expected Wednesday.

"They're entitled to discipline me. I think I Womens Jimmy Graham Jersey deserve discipline,'' Talib said Monday in the Broncos' locker room. "I didn't initially poke him in his eye, but as you could see, I did get his eye. It was unintentional. They've got the right to discipline me as they did.''

If the suspension is upheld, Talib would lose one game check, or $323,529.41 on a $5.5 million base salary.

"Of course, I'm going to try to get it to something more reasonable, just for the simple fact that it was not intentional,'' Talib said. "I didn't walk over there like, 'I'm going to poke this guy in his eye.'

"I know I shouldn't have went over in the first place. I should have never went over there and got involved in the situation. But I did expect discipline.''

Hall of Fame linebacker Derrick Brooks has been assigned as the hearing officer for Talib's appeal, sources confirmed to ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen. Although Brooks was a teammate of Talib's in 2008, both the league and the players union believe Brooks will remain impartial in his ruling, the sources said.

Broncos coach Gary Kubiak said he spoke with Talib on the flight home from Indianapolis on Sunday night.

"I had a long talk with him. He's wrong. He http://www.nflcowboysofficial.com/Authentic-Darren-Mcfadden-Jersey needs to stay out of the situation," Kubiak said Monday. "It hurt the team. He knows that. But by no means did he -- I'm convinced -- have intentions of poking anybody in the eye. That's where we're at. I've come straight from meetings to you guys.''

Kubiak said Broncos executive vice president of football operations/general manager John Elway had been in contact with league officials Monday morning about the incident.

"My understanding is that they were jawing at each other," Kubiak said Monday. "And he went to push him, which he shouldn't do anyway -- it doesn't matter -- and obviously, his hands are inside his facemask. But I'm convinced, and after talking to Aqib, that he had no intention of poking anybody in the eye."