NFL Looking Into Hall-Falcons Pushing Match

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) - The NFL is looking into Sunday’s altercation between Washington Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall and members of the Falcons near the Atlanta bench.
   
League spokesman Randall Liu said the incident will be reviewed for possible discipline.
   
Hall ended up surrounded by Falcons players and coaches after teammate LaRon Landry was whistled for a late sideline hit on quarterback Matt Ryan during Sunday’s game at the Georgia Dome. Hall claimed Atlanta coach Mike Smith tried to put his hands on him “in a harmful way.“
   
Redskins coach Jim Zorn said a review of the video seemed to verify Hall’s side of the story.
   
Hall said he will complain to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

Mike Smith has a dangerous throwing arm.
   
Just ask Thomas DeCoud. After a touchdown catch by Washington’s Todd Yoder in the corner of the end zone on Sunday, Smith decided to challenge the play.
   
As he ran toward the field, the Falcons coach couldn’t find the red challenge flag in his back pocket. Smith kept running, gaining speed and momentum as he kept digging before finally he fired the flag about 15 yards - right at DeCoud’s head.
   
The Falcons safety says he needed “to pull a little Matrix move” to lean back and dodge the flag.
   
DeCoud could laugh about it on Monday, after the 31-17 win over the Redskins left the Falcons 5-3. He says he enjoys Smith’s enthusiasm and says he’s glad the coach has his back.