Semi-Pro Player Tackles Own Teammate On A Punt Return

In a semi-pro football game last week, Mauriece McIver of the Las Vegas Cobras made a clean, open-field tackle on a punt returner. The only problem being the guy he tackled was on his own team.

You may see players in the same uniform run into each other or accidentally trip someone or inadvertently bring someone down, but I can't remember ever seeing a guy go for his teammate and bring him down like McIver did.

In his defense, he wasn't helped by the fact that the two teams were each wearing dark jerseys. Still, that doesn't excuse McIver from not remembering that he was supposed to be blocking, not tackling. Even if the teams were wearing the exact same things, players on the return team still should know not to tackle anyone, least of all the guy with the ball. Seriously? Maybe some people should find new hobbies.