» Redskins coach Jim Zorn said he supports corner DeAngelo Hall’s version of what happened along the Atlanta sidelines Sunday. Hall was involved in a skirmish after safety LaRon Landry was penalized for a late hit on Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan.
On the replay, Hall could be seen jawing with Atlanta linebacker Tony Gilbert as Landry was leaving the sidelines. Hall was quickly surrounded by Falcons, as well as their coach, Mike Smith, and strength and conditioning coach Jeff Fish. Both coaches at one point had a hold of Hall’s jersey. At one time, nine Falcons surrounded Hall.
Recommended Stories
Smith clearly was yelling at Hall and appeared to swing his elbow at him. However, further replays showed that Hall, in an attempt to get Smith’s hands off him, pushed his elbows making it appear from another angle that the coach had tried to elbow him. In reality, he did not.
Still, the NFL has said it will review the situation.
Hall, traded by Atlanta after the 2007 season, was not made available for comment Monday, though he said Sunday that Smith had put his hands on him in a “harmful” way.
Smith said, “All I was trying to do was restore order.”
“What DeAngelo said, it looked to me on video is exactly what happened,” Zorn said. “What he was trying to do was get LaRon off the sidelines. LaRon was going and then [Hall] got grabbed. The emotion rose and he was the only guy in there and he didn’t know what was going to happen.”
» It does not appear the Redskins have any interest in recently released running back Larry Johnson, according to team sources. Zorn said Monday the team discussed the possibility, but by late in the day any interest had waned.
