New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Dashon Goldson has been suspended one game for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White in Sunday’s 41-28 home win, the NFL announced on Monday.<\/p>\n
The violation of unnecessary contact was the third Goldson has been penalized for by the league office. Goldson was fined $30,000 for striking a defenseless player in the head and neck area in Week 1 against the New York Jets.<\/p>\n
He was then initially suspended for one game for making direct, helmet-to- helmet contact to a defensless player in Week 2 against the New Orleans Saints, but the violation was reduced to a $100,000 fine after an appeal.<\/p>\n
Goldson may not participate in any football activities during the suspension, which will take place this Sunday against the Detroit Lions. He will be reinstated on Nov. 25.<\/p>\n
Goldson has played in eight games this season in his first year with Tampa Bay, recording 50 tackles (39 solo) with one forced fumble and an interception.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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