How was this different than a player throwing a punch and breaking a jaw? I saw it, and it definately looked very violent, but are headbutts by players of this level more lethal than an elbow to the face?

>Come on! When you were a kid probably some other kid insulted you or your mother. The answer is generally a fight. When you are an adult, a professional player and in front of *many* cameras in the most watched sports event on the planet, you are supposed to react like an adult.