tarheelhockey
Offside Review Specialist
Uh, no. The worst thing that Norman did was quite a bit worse than some shoving. It was a knee to OBJ's head.
https://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video/CWs4JG1WUAIbz_-.mp4
OK, but that was after the spear. So it has nothing to do with the claim about OBJ "taking matters into his own hands".
The worst thing that Norman did to provoke OBJ's reaction was throw him to the ground. OBJ retaliated in turn on a later play, then continued to smack Norman in the head. By that point he had clearly had the larger part in the confrontation and the announcers were openly questioning why he hadn't been ejected.
THEN he threw the hit to the head. At that point he wasn't taking anything into his own hands, he was just going nuts on the field in a way that could've been the NFL equivalent to a Bertuzzi moment.