Colts legend Jeff Saturday thinks NFL was right to suspend Steelers' Damontae Kazee for rest of season

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Indianapolis Colts legend Jeff Saturday is among the group that believes the NFL got it right in terms of suspending Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Damontae Kazee for the remainder of the season after his hit against a current Colt. 

Kazee was ejected this past Saturday after his hit on Colts star wideout Michael Pittman Jr., hitting the receiver as he was diving to make a catch.

Kazee hit Pittman in the neck and head area, and Pittman was out of the game after going into concussion protocol. After deliberating for a day, the NFL punished Kazee with a suspension that keeps him out for the rest of the year, including postseason games, if the Steelers make it.

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Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. #11 is hit by Pittsburgh Steelers safety Damontae Kazee in Indianapolis on Dec. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Kazee has a recent history of bad hits and has been fined five times this year by the NFL for hits it deemed as excessive contact with his helmet.

Appearing on ESPN’s "First Take" on Saturday, he gave his opinion on the matter, one that tipped his cap to the league office. 

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"But as far as where he is, he fully deserved to be kicked out of that game," said the former interim head coach of the Colts. "He deserves the suspensions because, again, you get to a certain point where — as a player — I’m all about live action, man. We ain’t running away from it. We understand we play a game that has the potential to be very dangerous and very violent, but we also understand that every player that