I disagree. In every clip I saw he intentionally lowered his head after his last step and before making contact with Desean. While they may have bumped chests in was after impact with his helmet above the facemask.
As far as I am concerned the lowering of the head is grounds for expulsion whether contact is made or not. Just as attempted murder will put you in jail. It matters not if you are successful, only that you tried
Then we can agree to disagree. He was leading with the shoulder, when you go horizontal, the head has to follow, and the head to head was after the initial shoulder contact. Every expert on TV agrees with this as well.
As far as Harrison, yeah, he is a poser. That said, I am not sure his hits were that bad either. Like I said before Merriweather is the main culprit, and he should be suspended for that cheap shot.
