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10-22-2011, 03:30 AM
NEW YORK -- Pittsburgh safety Troy Polamalu, the 2010 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, has been fined $10,000 for talking on a cell phone while in the bench area. Possession of cell phones in the bench area during a game is prohibited beginning 90 minutes before kickoff through the end of the game.
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Polamalu was calling his wife to assure her he wasn't seriously injured. He sustained what the team called a "very mild" concussion and was removed from the game as a precaution.
Hensley: Bad call by the NFL
Troy Polamalu broke a rule, so the NFL had to fine him. But $10,000? That sends the wrong message, writes Jamison Hensley. Blog
Polamalu kept his helmet on save for a brief phone conversation with his wife. Possession of cell phones in the bench area during a game is prohibited beginning 90 minutes before kickoff through the end of the game. Tomlin said it was a team doctor's phone that Polamalu used.
Tomlin had hoped the NFL wouldn't discipline Polamalu over it.
"It wasn't a personal call. He wasn't checking on his bank account," Tomlin said Tuesday. "He was talking to his wife to let her know that he was fine."
Green Bay Packers linebacker A.J. Hawk was fined $10,000 for an obscene gesture during last week's win over St. Louis.
Hawk gestured to the Packers' sideline after making a play and was caught by television cameras.
Teammates Clay Matthews and Tramon Williams also have been fined $5,000 each for wearing nonconforming shoes with their throwback uniforms against the Rams.
Redskins LB Brian Orakpo was fined $15,000 for roughing the passer with a helmet-to-helmet hit on Philadelphia's Michael Vick. Also nailed for $15,000 for the same infraction were San Francisco LB Aldon Smith, who struck Detroit's Matthew Stafford below the knee, and Minnesota DT Kevin Williams for hitting Chicago's Jay Cutler in the head/neck area.
Lions tight end Brandon Pettigrew was fined $7,500 for a chop block.
Houston defensive end Antonio Smith has been fined $7,500 for unnecessary roughness. He pulled off Ravens guard Andre Gurode's helmet.http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/713102...phone-call
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Polamalu was calling his wife to assure her he wasn't seriously injured. He sustained what the team called a "very mild" concussion and was removed from the game as a precaution.
Hensley: Bad call by the NFL
Troy Polamalu broke a rule, so the NFL had to fine him. But $10,000? That sends the wrong message, writes Jamison Hensley. Blog
Polamalu kept his helmet on save for a brief phone conversation with his wife. Possession of cell phones in the bench area during a game is prohibited beginning 90 minutes before kickoff through the end of the game. Tomlin said it was a team doctor's phone that Polamalu used.
Tomlin had hoped the NFL wouldn't discipline Polamalu over it.
"It wasn't a personal call. He wasn't checking on his bank account," Tomlin said Tuesday. "He was talking to his wife to let her know that he was fine."
Green Bay Packers linebacker A.J. Hawk was fined $10,000 for an obscene gesture during last week's win over St. Louis.
Hawk gestured to the Packers' sideline after making a play and was caught by television cameras.
Teammates Clay Matthews and Tramon Williams also have been fined $5,000 each for wearing nonconforming shoes with their throwback uniforms against the Rams.
Redskins LB Brian Orakpo was fined $15,000 for roughing the passer with a helmet-to-helmet hit on Philadelphia's Michael Vick. Also nailed for $15,000 for the same infraction were San Francisco LB Aldon Smith, who struck Detroit's Matthew Stafford below the knee, and Minnesota DT Kevin Williams for hitting Chicago's Jay Cutler in the head/neck area.
Lions tight end Brandon Pettigrew was fined $7,500 for a chop block.
Houston defensive end Antonio Smith has been fined $7,500 for unnecessary roughness. He pulled off Ravens guard Andre Gurode's helmet.http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/713102...phone-call
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10-23-2011, 02:21 AM
Looks like they would allow for a phone, held by the Head Coach. Just for simular situations. Roger Goodell is a stone cold idiot!
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10-23-2011, 02:53 AM
Im surprised Goodell has lasted as long as he has.
The biggest thing i disagree with is the hit penalties.
You play to hit people its a contact sport.
I dont care if you lead with a helmet, hand, foot, or knee.
This league is definitely full of pansies compared to the old days.
The biggest thing i disagree with is the hit penalties.
You play to hit people its a contact sport.
I dont care if you lead with a helmet, hand, foot, or knee.
This league is definitely full of pansies compared to the old days.
10-23-2011, 01:45 PM
OffTheHook Wrote:Looks like they would allow for a phone, held by the Head Coach. Just for simular situations. Roger Goodell is a stone cold idiot!
Just like they did back in the 60's, 70's, 80's........
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