Smith Fined ; Kuechly Not

[dpanther69]

Panthers running back Armond Smith was ejected for kicking an opponent in a preseason win over the Baltimore Ravens on Aug. 22. On Friday, the league hit Smith with a $15,000 fine for the play.

 

 

» Carolina linebacker Luke Kuechly painted a masterpiece against the Ravens, but was flagged by officials for a hit to the head. The NFL, however, decided not to fine Kuechly, Rapoport was told.

 

[mwright350]

Man I forgot Smith tried to junk-kick that dude.

 

I can't believe Kuechly was even considered for a fine.  That was barely even a call, let alone worth a fine.

[TheRed]

Anyone who saw that ejection will not be the least bit surprised by this.

[LA_Panther]

Too harsh. Hope players help him out. Not even sure if he can afford it. Dude may not even make the team

[The Golden Child]

damn.

[PhillyB]

that's a lot of money for armond smith

[rayzor]

dude should know better than that.

 

flat out dumb...mainly because of consequences like this.

[mwright350]

dude should know better than that.

 

flat out dumb...mainly because of consequences like this.

 

Yeah I have a rough time feeling bad for Smith.  He stood there and kicked a guy after a play, it's not like he delivered a marginally bad hit and got hammered with a huge fine.

 

Conscious decision to kick a man leads to a fine.  Not at all surprising.

[philp]

Keek is getting superstar status already. No fine bitches! If that was a.j., his ass would be another example.

[Jakob]

I watched the video 25+ times and I'm still not sure if Armond Smith was not trying to walk away and didn't realize he was there. His head wasn't even looking at him

[RelaxImaPro]

Good.  It was a perfectly legal hit by Keek.  Would've been bullshit if he got fined.

[Chaos]

The lack of a fine on Luke just proves that upon further review, the league office agrees that it was a bullshit call.

[Craigslist Killer]

Players only have to pay the fine if they make the 53 man roster.

[redbuddha]

Hope they have a payment plan!