Mapleton comes to the defense of their volunteer football coach

PAYSON, Utah (ABC 4 News) – It’s being called a foul play on the football field. A volunteer coach is caught on camera apparently taking an opposing player. Now friends of the football dad are speaking out.

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LynneHaley - 11/12/2012 5:59 AM
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The mistake Mr. Harris made was that he did not immediately go to the child and help him up and ask him if he was okay. The way both angles of the videos show, he did not seem to have any concern for the player he "collided" with. The child now has a season ending head injury and in all the interviews he seems to be more concerned with what is happening to him in his lfe, not if he has permanently injured a child. He knows what he did was wrong in his heart of hearts. I see it in his eyes...the windows to the soul.

LordBW - 10/13/2012 5:16 AM
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Resorting to name calling when you clearly have not seen the evidence is almost as ridiculous as these woman's charges. The kid was pushed into him as he stood on the sidelines. How would you react if someone wearing full football gear was shoved head first into you? And the boy is not knocked senseless. He gets up immediately afterwards and continues playing. Get your facts straight before making asinine comments.

dsteinmetz21 - 10/11/2012 10:19 PM
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I happen to know Nate Harris and know that he is an outstanding man and would never intentionally hurt a child. This was clearly an accident and he should not be charged with abuse. Nate is an excellent family man and has always been a great leader for youth. To punish him for this accident would be a huge mistake and send the wrong message to all of the kids involved. I think this may be a case of an over-reactive parent. Football is a contact sport where kids get hurt all the time. This was an accident.

Teerevor - 10/11/2012 10:23 AM
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He dropped a kid. That's all that needs to be said.

JakeTaylor - 10/10/2012 11:07 PM
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If criminal charges are too much for this d-bag, maybe he should be given a blind-side forearm to the head. Defending this guy is just as pathetic as him knocking a young boy senseless. His pompous lawyer his the ethics of a wild jackel, in another interview he calls the boy a "man" in an effort to spin the severity of his clients idiotic actions. The kid is 13 yrs old!!
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