What recalls current NFL extra-curricular exercise.

Besides first-quarter scores that really matter, what is the variation between the NFL and NBA?

Andrew Bynum may argue there is small difference in the fashion of physical play, and JJ Barea may be willing to agree ... if he could breathe long enough to spit out a total sentence.

Bynum, the Los Angeles Lakers' center, place an elbow with the ribs with the Dallas Mavericks' Barea in Sunday's playoff game that gave Dallas a surprising four-game sweep with the Western Conference semifinals sequence.

It had been an effort that got us pondering about how tame it really looked in comparison to a few of the needless roughness that happened on NFL fields final period:

A Titanic brawl

Feelings boiled over for Texans WR Andre Johnson and Titans CB Cortland Finnegan in Week 12 at Reliant Stadium. Following exchanging shoves on the prior play, Johnson and Finnegan ripped every other's helmets off throughout a brawl that got each gamers ejected. Johnson acquired the best of Finnegan, landing two haymakers.

Paying the price
Both Steelers linebacker James Harrison and Browns receiver Mohamed Massaquoi paid for this hit in Week six. Massaquoi was knocked out of the game, and Harrison was down the road fined $75,000 for illegally hitting a defenseless receiver.

DeSean almost decapitated

A monster collision in between Texans CB Dunta Robinson and Eagles WR DeSean Jacksonleft each players down for that count in Week 13. Robinson did not lead with his helmet but was penalized for hitting a defenseless receiver and later fined $50,000.
Have a nice trip

Maybe probably the most notorious "hit" with the 2010 period didn't even entail a player. Jets power coach Sal Alosi drew the ire of many across the league -- he was eventually fined and suspended for that rest of the season -- after sticking his knee out to trip Dolphins gunner Nolan Carroll on a punt. (Watch)

Rookie mistake

Lions DT Ndamukong Suh created his presence felt throughout his rookie season, such as this hit on Bears QB Jay Cutler in Week 13. While replays show Suh's hit was much more of the one-handed push compared to a forearm shiver, he was known as for needless roughness and later on fined $15,000 for the infraction.

Out of bounds

Tom Zbikowski has become a family title due to his boxing abilities throughout the offseason. But he most likely would have already been docked a point in the ring for this takedown ofPeyton Hillis. Yes, it is tame by comparison to the other people on this page, but Hillis, understanding now the penalties administered by Zbikowski in the ring this offseason, is most likely counting his blessings. (Watch)

No apologies

The debate raged on -- and probably still does -- on whether or not Browns security T.J. Ward's vicious hit in the finish zone on Bengals WRJordan Shipley was illegal. Was it helmet-to-helmet get in touch with? Or did Ward hit him using the shoulder, as he claimed? Does not matter, truly, simply because the NFL still thought it was correct in fining Ward $15,000 for the hit, which drew a flag through the refs.

Heap of difficulty

A substantial Week 6 matchup in between the new England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens was bound to have some large hits, and none was larger -- or more questionable -- compared to one Patriots defensive back Brandon Meriweatherdelivered to Ravens tight finish Todd Heap. The head-to-head get in touch with drew a $50,000 fine in opposition to Meriweather, who, following the sport said he wouldn't alter his fashion of play. (Watch)