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Carolina Panthers defensive back Dante Wesley has been suspended for one game for a hit on Clifton Smith of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Wesley "launched himself" and hit the "neck and head area" of Smith during a punt return, NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations Ray Anderson said in a statement on Tuesday.
Anderson said Smith, who had not touched the ball, was in a "defenseless posture."
The hit ignited an on-field scuffle between the two teams.
Smith sustained a concussion and did not return to the game, won by Carolina, 28-21, on Monday at Tampa Bay.
Wesley will sit out the Panthers' game next Monday against Buffalo.
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