Re: Portis & Taylor's socks
 

20K for Portis. 5K for Taylor

[url]http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/10/AR2005111001520.html[/url]

Re: Portis & Taylor's socks
 

20000 is a bit over the top, he won't be able to do this every week. Stupid NFL

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20k I think the NFL is trying to make a statement. You have to wear matching shoes.

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Hahahah, and what a statement to make. :P

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Clin-un's statement.
I have more money than yer fines.

lol
$20 a game is another $120,000 by seasons end. He can afford that.

peace

Re: Portis & Taylor's socks
 

If the NFL had any sense they would impose suspensions, that would ensure it didn't happen again.

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[QUOTE=davy]If the NFL had any sense they would impose suspensions, that would ensure it didn't happen again.[/QUOTE]

Suspending someone for different colored socks would be just plain stupid. The uproar from the fans and players union alone is enough to keep them from ever trying it. Plus, it's easy money. Why suspend someone, and create a media circus and massive headache, when you can make a quick 20k in fines, that even the player could care less about.

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[QUOTE=davy]If the NFL had any sense they would impose suspensions, that would ensure it didn't happen again.[/QUOTE]


That's going a bit over the top in my opinion.

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[QUOTE=davy]If the NFL had any sense they would impose suspensions, that would ensure it didn't happen again.[/QUOTE]

You must really be in favor of the No Fun League

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[QUOTE=Southpaw]Suspending someone for different colored socks would be just plain stupid. The uproar from the fans and players union alone is enough to keep them from ever trying it. Plus, it's easy money. Why suspend someone, and create a media circus and massive headache, when you can make a quick 20k in fines, that even the player could care less about.[/QUOTE]

They don't really make the money. It's donated to charities, making it an even BETTER reason for Portis and Taylor to wear them.

Re: Portis & Taylor's socks
 

Here's a good article on sports fines:

[url]http://www.thewarpath.net/showthread.php?t=6582&highlight=fines[/url]

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[QUOTE=TheMalcolmConnection]They don't really make the money. It's donated to charities, making it an even BETTER reason for Portis and Taylor to wear them.[/QUOTE]

Ah, I had heard that before, but I didn't realize it was %100 of the fine.

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heh heh
Fines get him Tax Right offs. [NFL really]

Fines are FINE!

peace

Fines finally handed out
 

Redskins RB C.Portis has been fined $20,000 by the NFL for violations of the league's uniform code during Sunday night's victory over the Eagles, and S S.Taylor was hit with a $5,000 fine for wearing unauthorized socks.

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Re: Portis & Taylor's socks
 

Look portis can spend 20000 in 3 and a half hours at each game or he can spend 10000 dollars at bestbuy in 30 minutes

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