Thursday's fight between National Football League players has sparked a conversation about sportsmanship during playoff football at some high schools in Southeastern Wisconsin.
The NFL indefinitely suspended Cleveland Browns' defensive end Myles Garrett, after video surfaced of him slamming a helmet on the head of Pittsburgh Steelers' quarterback Mason Rudolph.
Garrett has apologized after several other players have faced discipline.
This comes during the peak of playoff season for local high school football, where parents and coaches are putting extra emphasis on sportsmanship. However, the behavior of the professional athletes left parents shaking their heads at Friday's match-up between New Berlin Eisenhower and DeForest High School.
"There's no place in football for that," said parent Kevin McCann.
"We have a son playing and would hate to see that kind of stuff," said parent Rob Finley.
Parents and coaches are worried about the poor example of sportsmanship. Many said that this kind of behavior would never happen on their field.
"My son wants to play in the NFL, of course, doesn't every high school football player?" said parent Johna Ryan. "That's not a good example, like you've got to be the role model because a thousand kids are looking at you," he said.
Coaches and parents say they tell their players to keep their emotions in check no matter how intense the game gets.
"We tell kids that it's a game ultimately," said Slinger High School Football Coach Bill Jacklin.
"We know how we've raised our children and our kids and boys don't do that," said parent Kim Schroeder.
