TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A policymaker herself, Jennifer Carroll says she hopes some good can come from the Jets-Dolphins sideline tripping episode involving her son, with changes in NFL rules to better protect players.
Carroll happens to be Florida’s lieutenant governor-elect.
The NFL is reviewing Sunday’s incident, in which Jets assistant coach Sal Alosi intentionally tripped Dolphins rookie cornerback Nolan Carroll. Alosi stuck his left knee out and tripped Carroll, who was covering a punt in the third quarter of Miami’s 10-6 win.
Jennifer Carroll says she was watching the game on TV and feared her son had been seriously hurt. He twice broke his right leg, once to end his senior season in high school, and again to end his senior season at Maryland.
