Fine Blotter Week 3 Preseason: Well, I think we know where the league comes down on the Swearinger hit...

I can't believe I'm even posting this one...

• Denver Broncos:  Peyton Manning, $8,268 for the penalty for getting into Swearinger's face.  The league actually agreed that it fell under "Taunting".

Manning has officially called it "Money well spent"...

Peyton Manning notified by NFL he is fined $8,200 for taunting of DJ Swearinger. No appeal. Peyton: "I accept it. Money well spent."
— Chris Mortensen (@mortreport) August 28, 2014


Apparently, the penalty was for telling Swearinger "Fuck you." after the hit which concussed Welker for the third time within a year.


ANOTHER drug suspension, and I have to update all my numbers, according to ESPN...

• Dallas Cowboys:  Jakar Hamilton becomes the 27th player to be suspended from the NFL this offseason.  25th for drugs.
• They finally have clarified a new structure for the suspension situation which will force me to re-do all my numbers -- will do that later this afternoon.  The penalty for a second player suspended is now only 15% of the lost salary, with a cap probably still at $200,000.  Last year, it was 25%.
• So the Cowboys will have to forfeit approximately $43,941.

Also, in continuing news:

• It appears that Josh Gordon's habits will probably end his NFL career, and he's explored playing this year in the CFL.  After previous debacles, though, the CFL now honors all NFL suspensions, and he's not going to play there either this year.
• Roger Goodell has admitted he erred in the Ray Rice situation, but the two-game ban stands.
• It will, however, be the last such two-game ban for such acts -- an immediate new policy sets the first suspension at a minimum of six games, with the possibility of life bans down the road.

Then suspend him longer.  Fuck you, Roger Goodell.