Burfict Fined; No Suspension

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PFT:

 

Bengals LB Vontaze Burfict will be fined $25,000 for twisting Cam Newton's and Greg Olsen's ankles, per league source.

 

Ed Werder:

 

#Bengals LB Vontaze Burfict fined $25K for twisting ankles of Cam Newton, Greg Olson. Will be summoned to league office next infraction

 

[CRA]

About what I realistically expected

Also, Vontaze will think he could wear the wrong color socks and get that tiny fine. So from his perspective, dirty play likely is worth the nominal fine. Maybe next time he will get better results

[Dex]

He'll do it again. Dumb fug.

[cultclassiccat]

well thats like $0.25 so good job goodell fugn idiot

[pepaw]

This isn't really going to do anything. He's been fined before, the only way you're going to stop an idiot like that is take him off the field.

 

 Is the NFL too cowardly to take any action now after the Rice screw up? 

[Darth Biscuit]

Surprise!  Not really.

[frash.exe]

Yea just about what I expected

Watch him do it against one of the NFL's golden calf players and get thrown out of the league

[L-TownCat]

This isn't really going to do anything. He's been fined before, the only way you're going to stop an idiot like that is take him off the field.

Is the NFL too cowardly to take any action now after the Rice screw up?

You would think they would drop the hammer to prevent another backfire. Limp wristed penalties are why they are under scrutiny now.

[Gazi]

Well we don't have to see him for few years. In the meantime I wonder who's he going to try and injure next. 

[KendrickPanther]

At least they didn't pretend nothing happened like they do 80% of the time with attempts to injure.

[PntherPryd]

mixed emotions.

 

League is wrong, no shock there.

 

But glad he will be on the field for saints and bucs.

 

 

[smash_n_dash]

He's on notice so he will either do it again and get suspensions and higher fines or he'll correct his play and not do it again.

[Mr. Scot]

Probably shouldn't be surprised at this coming from a group that thinks knocking out your wife should only cost you two games.

[The cat]

That's a real chickenpussy afraid to play against healthy players. They should have suspended.