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NFL player safety: Cincinnati Bengals-Pittsburgh Steelers hits an example of what not to do

Cincinnati Enquirer beat writers Paul Dehner Jr. and Jim Owczarski wrap up the Bengals 2018 NFL Draft picks from Paul Brown Stadium. (Sam Greene/The Enquirer) Sam Greene/The Enquirer

George Iloka was willing to wait, to see some video and hear the explanation of the National Football League’s newest initiative to take the helmet out of the game.

He doesn’t have to wait anymore.

Now he knows he would’ve been ejected for his hit on Pittsburgh Steelers Antonio Brown on Monday, Dec. 4, a hit that earned Iloka a one-game suspension that was eventually rescinded.