Brian Baldinger just learned the hard way the NFL will not tolerate calls for injury to any player, as he did recently on Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott.

Just ahead of the Week 8 battle vs. the rival Eagles, the NFL Network analyst spoke on 97.5 FM The Fanatic in Philadelphia to outright suggest the team put a 'bounty' on Elliott in regards to knocking the Cowboys star player out of the contest. The comment created a firestorm among fans, players and other NFL media reporters who saw the talk as utterly reprehensible.

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It's clear NFL Network agrees, per The Sporting News, Baldinger has been suspended from his post for a total of six months without pay.

The hammer was dropped on the former Eagles player likely due to not only the egregious take itself, but also because the NFL can ill-afford another PR black eye on the heels of the Josh Brown domestic violence debacle.

Since the occurrence of "Bountygate" within the New Orleans Saints organization, the NFL has clamped down hard on the practice.

And Baldinger, who actually started his NFL career with the Cowboys in 1982, just got reminded the hard way. Elliott escaped Week 8 unscathed and with nearly 100 yards rushing.

Baldinger was not so fortunate.