AWWW! THAT'S DIRTY! JET'S STRENGTH COACH TRIPS A MIAMI PLAYER ON THE SIDELINES!

Jets edition of Clue: It was the strength coach, with the left knee at the 33-yard-line.

With 3:11 remaining in the third quarter of the Jets' game against Miami Sunday night, Dolphins punter Brandon Fields boomed a 62-yarder up field, but it was the activity on the Jets' sideline that drew the most reaction.

Dolphins cornerback Nolan Carroll worked against Jets cornerbacks Kyle Wilson and Emanuel Cook by the sideline, then out of bounds before splitting the wedge. Before he got any farther, though, Sal Alosi, the Jets' strength and conditioning coach, leaned into Carroll with his left knee around the 33-yard line, knocking the Dolphin down. Carroll fell in front of Rex Ryan, and was shaken up.

"I just remember running," Carroll said, noting that he felt something hit the lower part of one of his legs. "Water off a duck's back."

The league and the Jets, meanwhile, said they will review the incident during the week. Jets spokesman Bruce Speight said the organization was "looking into appropriate next steps."

After the game Alosi, 33, released a statement in which he admitted to purposely knocking over Carroll.

"I made a mistake that showed a total lapse in judgment. My conduct was inexcusable and unsportsmanlike and does not reflect what this organization stands for," said Alosi, who started his NFL career with the Jets as an intern in 2002 after playing football at Hofstra.

He has been in the NFL nine seasons. Eight of the years have been with the Jets and one with the Atlanta Falcons.

Miami linebacker Channing Crowder, who admittedly did not witness the play as it happened or see video afterward, was nonetheless livid.

"I wish they would have tripped me," said Crowder, who during the week mocked the Jets as "the best team in the history of the world. I would have gotten up and broken the old man's leg."

Crowder added: "To hell with them. I want to beat the ---- out of them every time we play them. I totally disrespect everyone of them."

Carroll did not miss any plays, but rode a stationary bicycle on the sideline before returning to action. He recorded the Dolphins' lone interception on a pass intended for Santonio Holmes.

Unfazed by the scenario, Carroll suggested a simple solution.

"If he gets fined, then give me the money," Carroll said.


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