as an impartial fan here (I grew up in Michigan but have always been a Bronco fan) I would say that "violently smashing his head into the ground" was pretty over stated, he pushed his head into the ground a few times, meh, no biggie, that happens all the time, it's not like he picked him up by the head four feet off the ground and plowed it into the turf, but the kick and the ensuing explanation are just stupid, he knows he's gonna get it from the league office and is trying to mitigate the damage here, the problem is that the person that will be making the decision isn't stupid enough to believe that nonsense, trying to regain his balance...? yeah, right, just own up to your mistake and tell the truth, invoking God into the explanation as if he's gonna interrupt his turkey dinner and ride a bolt of lightening down to the presser, take the podium and validate his excuse is just silly, the league office is gonna slam him, and I wouldn't be surprised if he gets a one or two game suspension now instead of just a fine, he's acting as if he doesn't know that what he did was wrong and the league may slam him for that fact alone...