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Winston, Chiefs Unhappy Over Fans Cheering Injury to Cassel
Winston, Chiefs Unhappy Over Fans Cheering Injury to Cassel 10/8/12
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)
Members of the Kansas City Chiefs
angrily spoke out Sunday against thousands of fans who cheered when quarterback Matt Cassel left a 9-6 loss to the Baltimore Ravens with a head injury.
Cassel has been the focus of frustrated fans for the past couple years, many of them booing him when he appeared during a celebrity softball game this summer.
The angst reached a tipping point when Cassel, who committed four turnovers against Baltimore, was hammered by the Ravens' star defensive lineman, Haloti Ngata, while completing a pass in the fourth quarter.
Cassel remained on his back for several minutes while fans began to cheer. He eventually got to his feet with some help and walked off the field under his own power.
"It's 100-percent sickening," Chiefs tackle Eric Winston said of the fans' reaction.
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Winston played high school football at Midland Lee High School where he was ranked amongst the most talented high school tight ends in the country. He played alongside fellow NFL running back Cedric Benson, where the two helped win three Texas 5A State Titles.
Winston spent his first six seasons in the NFL as a right tackle for the Houston Texans.