Dadraftnick Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 Goodell doesnt play favorites? Troy Brown tries to gouge out an eye and he gets a $10,000 fine- Chad gets finned $30,000 for a hat and a poncho? So bad the Steelers loving PFT even has to point it out.They must teach eye gouging at the Titans this is not the first Titan player to eye gouge.I understnd that Chad has repeatedly broken the rules but,to fine him more than a player that could intentionaly blind another player.UPDATE: As it turns out, MDS posted yesterday that Brown was fined only $10,000, citing the Nashville City Paper. We'll let the City Paper and ESPN duke it out as to which one is rightTony Brown fined $20,000 for Three Stooges movePosted by Mike Florio on December 11, 2009 4:29 PM ETWearing a non-licensed sombrero? $30,000.Trying to poke an opponent in the eye? $20,000.Using the superficial discrepancy to stir up the "No Fun League" crowd in an effort to increase the flow of comments? Classless.But we'll do it anyway.Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the NFL has fined Titans defensive lineman Tony Brown $20,000 for poking a finger into an opponent's facemask, in the vicinity of his eye.It would be easy to explain away the difference between Chad Ochocinco urban sombrero fine by pointing to the fact that Ochocinco is a repeat offender. But Brown is, too.As Schefter points out, Brown has been fined three prior times this year for on-field infractions.The only real difference is that Ochocinco declared his intention to violate the rules via Twitter. Still, we're not sure that even under those circumstances an unauthorized hat could be worth 50 percent more than an intent to injure.UPDATE: As it turns out, MDS posted yesterday that Brown was fined only $10,000, citing the Nashville City Paper. We'll let the City Paper and ESPN duke it out as to which one is right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC_Bengals_Fan Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 I don't know if it's so much the NFL playing favorites as the NFL having completely retarded priorities. They're very much in control as to image and the league being the focal point as opposed to individual players. As such, Chad's one-man campaign for attention is far more a threat to the league as a whole than a little old-fashioned violence.Basically, this is symptomatic of the large stick the NFL has rammed up its ass, so you can expect someone to get fined 10 times as much for an endzone dance than for ripping a guy's arm out of its socket and beating him with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShulaSteakhouse Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Chad's a repeat offender, thus the higher fine. If Brown does it again, he'll get suspended or fine in a similar fashion.I think you guys are reading into it too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Chad's a repeat offender, thus the higher fine. If Brown does it again, he'll get suspended or fine in a similar fashion.Quoting from the OP:It would be easy to explain away the difference between Chad Ochocinco urban sombrero fine by pointing to the fact that Ochocinco is a repeat offender. But Brown is, too.As Schefter points out, Brown has been fined three prior times this year for on-field infractions.I think you guys are reading into it too much.A comment which might have a point if you showed any ability to read at all, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazkal Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 No Fun League at it's worst...Someone trys to blind a player 20,000 Dollars...Chad Puts on a hat & he gets 30,000 Really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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