Panthers RB fined $7,500 for gesture

[Rod Butsecks]

(By Charles Chandler, [email protected]) p/Panthers rookie running back Mike Goodson was fined $7,500 by the NFL for unsportsmanlike conduct for his throat-slashing gesture following a 14-yard touchdown run in Monday night's exhibition loss to the New York Giants./pp/Goodson's debut was packed with thrills and chills. His touchdown run was a nifty cutback to the left after he found the right side of the line stuffed by the Giants defense. On the previous play, he ran 16 yards with a pitch down the left sidelines./pp/However, he also fumbled twice after pass receptions, losing one, and was penalized 15 yards for the throat-slash, which is not allowed in the NFL./pp/The league announced the penalty Friday afternoon./pp/Goodson was back at practice Friday, two days after suffering a bruised leg in training camp./pp/Elsewhere/pp/strongBUFFALO: /strongRookie first-round draft pick strongAaron Maybin /strongsigned a five-year contract that includes about $15 million in guaranteed money. The deal capped four weeks of negotiations and the defensive end was at the team's headquarters to sign. Maybin was drafted 11th overall out of Penn State./pp/strongDETROIT: /strongCoach strongJim Schwartz /strongsays rookie quarterback strongMatthew Stafford /strongwill start the Lions' exhibition today at Cleveland. Schwartz says Stafford likely will play into the second quarter, followed by strongDaunte Culpepper /strongand strongDrew Stanton./strong/pp/strongMCNAIR GUN CASE: /strongA convicted murderer pleaded not guilty in Nashville, Tenn., to selling the gun that was used to kill ex-NFL quarterback strongSteve McNair/strong./pp/Adrian Gilliam of La Vergne, Tenn., was charged last month with being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents, he admitted selling a loaded pistol for $100 to strongSahel Kazemi/strong. Nashville police said the woman used the weapon to kill McNair and herself on July 4./pp/strongOAKLAND: /strongThe Napa, Calif., police department reopened its investigation into an attack that left Raiders assistant coach strongRandy Hanson /strongwith a broken bone in his face./pp/Internet reports said head coach strongTom Cable /strongattacked Hanson during a meeting with some of the team's defensive coaches./pp/strongPITTSBURGH: /strongA lawyer for the woman who claims quarterback strongBen Roethlisberger /strongraped her at Lake Tahoe last summer is asking a judge to sanction the Steelers quarterback's legal team, saying they tried to ldquo;bullyrdquo; her into dropping her civil lawsuit./pp/Roethlisberger's lawyers said in a settlement offer this week that a ldquo;conspiracy to extort and defamerdquo; him has seriously harmed his potential earnings in excess of $20 million./pp/strongTENNESSEE: /strongReceiver strongChris Davis /stronghas been charged with DUI after being stopped by police early Friday for speeding in downtown Nashville./pp/The arrest report stated Davis registered 0.11 on the breath alcohol test. The level of intoxication in Tennessee is 0.08./p

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[CharlotteBeer.com]

Can we get a throat-slash GIF up in here?