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[Faust]

Man seeks injunction, claims Chargers shouldn't be in playoffs

By John Breech | CBSSports.com

January 8, 2014 10:17 pm ET

Most Pittsburgh Steelers fans were pretty upset with the the way the NFL season ended. Kansas City kicker Ryan Succop missed a 41-yard field with four seconds left against the Chargers that would have given the Chiefs the win and sent the Steelers to the playoffs.

Even worse, the Chargers should've been flagged for illegal alignment on the kick. If officials had called the penalty, Succop would have had another kick, but this time, from five-yards closer.

One Steelers fan was so upset with the entire situation that he decided to file a motion in Pennsylvania court saying the Chargers shouldn't be in the playoffs. The man is seeking a 'temporary emergency injunction' calling for the NFL to suspend the playoffs for seven-to-10 days so that this issue can be resolved. The man says the officials were 'negligent' and 'fraudulent' when they missed the call.

The injunction was filed last week, according to the Baltimore Sun, but the man is in jail and had to file the injunction using inmate mail through the Pennsylvania corrections department, which may explain why the injunction didn't come to light until Wednesday.

The man also has an issue with the fact that a Chiefs touchdown was called back in overtime. Eric Weddle lost the ball on a fake punt and the Chiefs returned it for an apparent touchdown, but referee Bill Leavy ruled that Weddle's forward progression had stopped. In his injunction, the man calls this 'unconstitutional.'

To rectify the situation involving the Steelers and Chargers, the man suggests letting Succop re-kick the field goal or possibly letting the two teams play on a neutral field to see who gets the playoff berth.

The Bengals probably wouldn't mind letting this injunction play out and then taking on the winner of the Steelers-Chargers game.

If you'd like to read the entire injunction, you can do that here. Also, as the Baltimore Sun notes, the man has not submitted a filing fee or requested a waiver.

 

[squistion]

Is this the same guy who started the Philip Rivers Is Terrible thread?

 

[The General]

This guy's really going to be pissed when the Supreme Court finally gets around to overturning the Steeler's Super Bowl XL win.

 

[BigSteelThrill]

Most Pittsburgh Steeler fans felt we got what we deserved. You can read that here or all the other Steeler forums.

 

[simsarge]

what happened to having inmates doing something constructive (like making little rocks out of big ones) while they're in jail so they can become better citizens when they get out?

 

[Andrew74]

Forward Progress being stopped = unconstitutional.

 

[Todem]

This is fandom at a level that makes me very scared of the human race.

Holy christ man. Get a life.

 

[Godsbrother]

Most Pittsburgh Steeler fans felt we got what we deserved. You can read that here or all the other Steeler forums.

The Steelers don't belong in the playoffs

 

[ebsteelers]

im a steeler fan and this guy is a grade A Goof

 

[Sweet Love]

This is fandom at a level that makes me very scared of the human race.

Holy christ man. Get a life.

Well, they do have a lot of downtime in the clink.

 

[ROCKET]

Typical prison inmate Steelers fan :IBTL:

 

[domvin]

This is fandom at a level that makes me very scared of the human race.

Holy christ man. Get a life.

He's in jail. Only so many license plates you can make in a day.

His best bet would be to bake a pie for Warden Goodell.

 

[Warrior]

This is fandom at a level that makes me very scared of the human race.

Holy christ man. Get a life.

I think he already got life.

 

[Todem]

This is fandom at a level that makes me very scared of the human race.

Holy christ man. Get a life.

I think he already got life.

LOL!!!

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

Forward Progress being stopped = unconstitutional.

That's actually not a bad point.

 

[Tool]

Most Pittsburgh Steeler fans felt we got what we deserved. You can read that here or all the other Steeler forums.

The Steelers don't belong in the playoffs

Neither do the Chargers, but they are.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Most Pittsburgh Steeler fans felt we got what we deserved. You can read that here or all the other Steeler forums.

The Steelers don't belong in the playoffs

Neither do the Chargers, but they are.

Then I guess one of the other teams should have stopped them from getting in.

 

[Tool]

Most Pittsburgh Steeler fans felt we got what we deserved. You can read that here or all the other Steeler forums.

The Steelers don't belong in the playoffs

Neither do the Chargers, but they are.

Then I guess one of the other teams should have stopped them from getting in.

Or the refs could've made the correct call.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Most Pittsburgh Steeler fans felt we got what we deserved. You can read that here or all the other Steeler forums.

The Steelers don't belong in the playoffs

Neither do the Chargers, but they are.

Then I guess one of the other teams should have stopped them from getting in.

Or the refs could've made the correct call.

Go back to every NFL game played this year & do the same thing then get back to me with the final results.

 

[Adam Harstad]

Forward Progress being stopped = unconstitutional.

That's actually not a bad point.

He'd have a hard time arguing it with all those originalists on SCOTUS. Antonin Scalia takes a dim view of forward progress.

 

[G-Money]

This guy's really going to be pissed when the Supreme Court finally gets around to overturning the Steeler's Super Bowl XL win.

Truth

 

[Despyzer]

Most Pittsburgh Steeler fans felt we got what we deserved. You can read that here or all the other Steeler forums.

The Steelers don't belong in the playoffs

Neither do the Chargers, but they are.

Yeah, but don't worry. They'll never win a playoff game.

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

Guys, lets allow the courts to rule on this before we jump to conclusions. He may be on to something here.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Most Pittsburgh Steeler fans felt we got what we deserved. You can read that here or all the other Steeler forums.

The Steelers don't belong in the playoffs

Neither do the Chargers, but they are.

Then I guess one of the other teams should have stopped them from getting in.

Or the refs could've made the correct call.

Go back to every NFL game played this year & do the same thing then get back to me with the final results.

I've actually filed 274 injunctions this year. I'm supporting 3 counties with my filing fees alone.

 

[zftcg]

Amateur. Everyone knows if you're unhappy with a sports result, you write a letter to your Congressman.

 

[BigSteelThrill]

Most Pittsburgh Steeler fans felt we got what we deserved. You can read that here or all the other Steeler forums.

The Steelers don't belong in the playoffs

Neither do the Chargers, but they are.

They belong more-so then the the Steelers.

 

[Riversco]

This guy's penmanship is better than I expected. Love the writing in the margins that he circles to separate it clearly from the body of the injunction.