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Lions won’t punish Raiola for cheap shots

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ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Detroit Lions coach Jim Caldwell said he met with center Dominic Raiola to address his dirty plays on the final drive against the New England Patriots on Sunday.

“He and I talked,” Caldwell said Monday. “We addressed the issue. What we talked about is a private matter, but he knows how we like to do things around here and that’s the end of the story.”

The team will not punish Raiola, Caldwell said, but the league reviewed Raiola’s performance to determine whether or not he should face consequences for attempting to harm a fellow NFL player. The league did not consider suspending Raiola, and according to an NFL Network report Monday afternoon, he will not be fined.

On the last play of the game, a kneel-down by quarterback Matthew Stafford, Raiola snapped the ball then dove at the knees of Patriots defensive tackle Zach Moore. The cheap shot did not draw a penalty because Moore wasn’t engaged.

Raiola said after the game he cut Moore because he thought the Patriots ran up the score with a 1-yard touchdown run by LeGarrette Blount with 1:57 left in the fourth quarter, which made it 34-9.

Raiola also punched Moore in the back of the head with his right arm twice on the final drive – a 14-yard pass to Theo Riddick on the first play and an 8-yard pass to Riddick three plays later.

Caldwell grew increasingly agitated with questions about Raiola on Monday.

“We don’t condone it. We addressed it. End of story,” he said.

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