Friday, November 9, 2012

Week 9 Fine Blotter: A couple interesting ones here...

  • Pittsburgh Steelers:  The team was fined $35,000 and Emanuel Sanders $15,000 for faking an injury to gain an extra time-out in their game against the Bengals.
If this is verifiable, how Sanders was not suspended and the Steelers docked far more (and 15 yards) is beyond me.
  • San Diego Chargers:  Team fined $20,000 for failure to comply with a game official.  It was believed that illegal stick-em was on some of the towels that the team had used, and the officials wanted them confiscated.  It was determined that the charge had no merit.
  • Baltimore Ravens:  Dannell Ellerbee fined $10,000 for striking a defenseless Cleveland Brown (Trent Richardson) in the head.
  • Philadelphia Eagles:  Michael Vick (yes, THAT Michael Vick) was fined $7,875 for a low block on a pick-six end-to-end return of one of his interceptions in the loss to the Saints.
  • Tennessee Titans:  Michael Griffin:  $20,000 for a horse-collar vs. the Bears.  That makes him a TWO-TIME LOSER.
  • Tennessee Titans:  Matt Hasselbeck:  $15,750 for another horse-collar.  According to the NFL.com article sourced at the Vick fine link, he's appealing.
  • Carolina Panthers got two as well:  Haruki Nakamara, $21,000 for striking a defenseless player in the head and neck.
  • and Greg Hardy, $15,750 for roughing the passer, Robert Griffin III of the Redskins.
  • Oakland Raiders:  Tyron Branch, $15,750 for another horse-collar against the Buccaneers.
  • Green Bay Packers:  Ryan Taylor, $21,000 for a blind-side illegal block.
  • Arizona Cardinals:  Same game, Quentin Groves, $15,750 for, you guessed it, a horse-collar tackle!
  • Indianapolis Colts:  Cassius Vaughn, $7,875 for a late hit on Miami's Reggie Bush.
Four horse-collars, several defenseless player fouls, that's $220,750 down the tubes.

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