A Fine Blotter Full of Reasons Roger Goodell's Letter to the Fans is Full of Shit (Week Four)

So, yesterday, Roger Goodell decided to continue to propagandize to the True Heart Football Fans by actually saying that things are being done about Player Safety.

Here's my "Republican Response":

• In what has to be one of the most inconceivable decisions, the league actually agreed with it's announcers that the Goldson hit last Sunday was, in fact, shoulder-to-chest, and, hence, legal.  (Of course, this also had a large portion to do with Arizona's 13-10 win, but let's not let the facts get in the way of a good story.)  If you watch the final reverse-angle, you will see the head come in under the face mask.  No fine for Goldson -- he skates this time.  *BOO!*
• San Francisco 49ers:  Donte Whitner was fined $21,000 for his illegal hit on St. Louis' Chris Givens.  Not only does this make Whitner a TWO-TIME LOSER this season in just four games (a Week 2 uniform violation), but he, to mock the entire process, has actually apparently filed paperwork to legally change his last name to "Hitner".  Now, (W)Hitner has decided to sell $28 T-Shirts with that move, which should not only be illegal under NFLPA rules, but also encouraging this dirty bullshit.  *BOO!*
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• Atlanta Falcons:  Two for unnecessary roughness:  First, William Moore, $15,750 for a hit on New England's Kenbrell Thompkins.
• Atlanta Falcons:  And Thomas DeCoud, $15,750 for an end-zone shot on Aaron Dobson.
• Detroit Lions:  Rocky McIntosh, $15,750 for a horse-collar on Chicago's Devin Hester.  That's TWO-TIME LOSER for him as well (with a Preseason-Week 3 Personal Foul).  Basically, any more fines at all this season for the Lions, and they go to Level 3 for dollar-for-dollar.  (No word on whether Suh's appeal from Week 1 was denied or not.)
• Arizona Cardinals:  Yeremiah Bell, $15,750 for a helmet to helmet.
• Arizona Cardinals:  Darnell Dockett, $15,750 for a horse-collar tackle.

Those were from an early NFL.com article.  Some more I was able to find from other sources:

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers:  Team-only situation, and this one will get ugly.  Now-former Buccaneer Josh Freeman was fined three times last week for missing two meetings and conducting an unauthorized interview.  The fines were approximately $10,000 each, and probably aided in leading to his termination from the team this week.  These fines are not included in the normal total, because they do not fall under the league's Player Remittance Policy.

Some that do:

• New York Jets:  Two for hits on Tennessee's Jake Locker:  Muhammad Wilkerson gets $15,750 for roughing the passer.
• New York Jets:  And Quinton Coples gets $7,875 for unnecessary roughness.  NEITHER HIT WAS PENALIZED ON THE FIELD, according to the Washington Post.

AS A RESULT:

• New York Jets:  Become the fifth team (see my catch-up, below) to reach Level 2 on the Player Remittance Scale, and the team has been fined $50,000 as a result.

More:

• Buffalo Bills:  Jim Leonhard, $15,750 for the defenseless player rule.
• Tennessee Titans:  Michael Griffin, $21,000 for a concussion hit.

And Still More on Saturday from a Fine Tracker on SpoTrac:

• Jacksonville Jaguars:  Jason Babin, $15,750 for roughing the passer.
• Jacksonville Jaguars:  Jordan Todman, $7,875 for a late hit.

And some back fines that I didn't find earlier on that tracker:

Week 3:

• Pittsburgh Steelers:  Antonio Brown was a TWO-TIME LOSER in Week 3 -- add another $7,875 for a face mask violation in the same game he got $7,875 for a late hit vs. Chicago.
• Baltimore Ravens:  Bryant McKinnie, $7,875 for unnecessary roughness.

Week 2:

• Chicago Bears:  Charles Tillman, $15,750 for a horse-collar foul.
• Washington Redskins:  Will Montgomery:  $10,000 for a peel-back block.

And that means that, by the end of week 2:

• Washington Redskins:  Became the second team (move the others down one notch) to reach Level 2 on the Player Remittance Policy and has been fined $50,000 as a result.

Week 4              :  $    233,750
Jets Level 2        :  $      50,000
Redskins Level 2:  $      50,000
Back Fines:           $      41,500
To Week 3:          $ 1,331,375


TOTAL:               $1,716,625