Meeting with reporters before the suspension was announced, Jets head coach Rex Ryan said the Jets and the NFL were working together on Alosi's punishment. 'Our inactive players - guys that don't play - we try to keep those guys focused on the game, root those players on.

'No, that wasn't anything that was instructed,' Alosi said. Noting that the Dolphins had been penalized earlier in the game for running out of bounds, a reporter asked Alosi whether someone had instructed him and other Jets personnel to stand close to the sidelines to prevent such moves. I'm extremely thankful that my actions yesterday didn't result in any significant injury to Nolan or any other player,' he said. My actions were inexcusable and irresponsible. 'I let everybody down yesterday with my actions. He said he hadn't offered to resign but would accept whatever disciplinary action he received. He said he apologized after the game Sunday to Carroll, Dolphins head coach Tony Sparano and Jets owner Woody Johnson, among others. It was just a situation where I wasn't thinking,' Alosi said during a news conference Monday afternoon at the Jets' facility in Florham Park, New Jersey. 'If I could go back and do it again, I sure as heck would take a step back. He returned to the game in the fourth quarter.īefore the suspension was announced, Alosi told reporters Monday that he was sorry for the incident, and that he wasn't thinking during the play. The knee caught Carroll, who tumbled to the ground.Ĭarroll was shaken up but eventually walked to his sideline on his own power.

Video shows Carroll was out of bounds and trying to run back in the field of play when Alosi - standing with his hands in his pockets - leaned his left knee forward. He understands the severity of his actions and has apologized to all parties involved in the incident.'Īlosi, who will be barred from the Jets' practice facility until the end of the season, said in a statement that he accepts responsibility for his actions and respects the team's decision.Ĭarroll, covered by two Jets players, was running along the sideline toward the Jets' punt returner when the incident happened at the New Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey. 'After reviewing the facts and consulting with the league office, we determined that this was the most appropriate discipline,' Jets General Manager Mike Tannenbaum said on the Jets' site. The Jets said they suspended Sal Alosi without pay and fined him $25,000 for tripping Dolphins rookie cornerback Nolan Carroll on the Jets' sideline as Carroll was covering a punt in the third quarter of Miami's 10-6 victory. (CNN) - The New York Jets on Monday suspended a strength and conditioning coach through the 2010 season's playoffs for intentionally tripping a Miami Dolphins player during Sunday's Jets-Dolphins game, the Jets said on their website.

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