Blotter?: It's Friday in the NFL, and you know what that means...

Since this is technically the first Fine Friday in the NFL, even if there is no Blotter, might be a good time to review the policies.

If we are to take the 5% increase in fines and apply it over the course of the current CBA, the current fine thresholds would be as follows:

• A team is penalized with respect to whatever it fines it accrues for on-the-field conduct or uniform violations (though various respects of both are being relaxed this year -- both the celebration rules and the uniform rules on cleats are being relaxed to certain extents), up to a maximum of $50,000 per fine.  Anything above that amount (which usually requires a supplemental review by the league) is ignored.
• Once the total of all such fines reaches (if I have the math correct) $127,617, the team is then fined a $50,000 penalty.
• Once the total of all such fines reaches $191,425, the team is then fined an additional $50,000, and then is additionally fined one dollar for all such fines for the remainder of the season.
• Preseason, playoffs, and regular season all count.  Penalties for suspensions under the Club Remittance Policy are NOT.
• As with the Club Remittance Policy, releasing a player does NOT diminish the responsiblity.

The NFL Operations Page as a fine schedule, but I still believe the current page has last year's totals, so I will update them myself and give the approximate fine schedule for this year (which, under the CBA, is 5% above last year's fines).  All multiple offenses are doubled.

The lowest level of fines include:

• Throwing a football into the stands
• Illegal personal messages on the uniform
• Other uniform violations not classified into higher tiers
• Unnecessarily entering and involving oneself in a fight

These fines, if I have the math right, will be $6,380.

Next level up:

• Violations of chin strap rules
• Illegal substances on the body
• Taunting
• Low Blocks
• Chop Blocks
• Late Hits
• Face Masks
• Strikes, Kicks, or Knees

These will be $9,571.

Next level up from that:

• Generalized unsportsmanlike conduct not otherwise classified

 $12,761.

Then:

• Horse-collar tackling
• Leg Whip
• Roughing the Passer not otherwise classified above this level.

$19,143.

From there:

• Defenseless Player Rule
• Blindside Block
• Illegal Use of the Helmet (defensive (Helmet to Helmet) or offensive (Battering Ram)) 
• Spearing
• Non-Contact Abuse of the Official

$25,524.

And the highest fines on the schedule:

• Physical-Contact Abuse of the Official
• Fighting

$31,906.

Checking Twitter, Spotrac, and NFL.com -- does not appear any Week 1 Preseason fines are being publicized yet (though I have two candidates at the very least).