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| Falcons players fined for public Michael Vick support | Views: 486 |
| Dec 18, 2007 2:55 am | | Falcons players fined for public Michael Vick support | # |
Ann Rader | | ATLANTA -- The NFL has fined five Atlanta Falcons players after they showed support for disgraced quarterback Michael Vick during the Falcons nationally televised loss to the New Orleans Saints last Monday.
The NFL said the very public displays of support for Vick violated NFL uniform code policy in a couple of cases and, in fact, was so "in the face" of NFL leadership that the fines were doubled in some cases.
Tight end Alge Crumpler, cornerbacks DeAngelo Hall and Chris Houston and wide receiver Roddy White were fined $10,000 each. Hall and Crumpler wore black eye strips with writing on them supporting Vick. Hall also carried a poster supporting Vick which he taped to the back of the bench where players sit.
White wore a "Free Mike Vick" shirt underneath his jersey, which he showed after scoring a touchdown. Wide receiver Joe Horn was fined $7,500 for pulling up White's jersey.
It has not been made clear exactly what Houston did to violate the code.
Vick was sentenced to 23 months in jail on federal dogfighting charges Monday.
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| Dec 18, 2007 3:14 am | | re: Falcons players fined for public Michael Vick support | # |
Andrea "Andi" Yates | | It baffles me that people just don't understand the difference between right and wrong.
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| Dec 18, 2007 2:10 pm | | re: re: Falcons players fined for public Michael Vick support | # |
Shannon Hill | | These are the same people who can say "just a dog" and mean it. They don't get it. they don't want to get it. Best we can do is make it so unpleasant for them to mistreat a dog that they choose not to.
One of my students...not the sharpest tack in the box...just bought 2 very young puppies off the side of the road. (snarl, hiss, sigh) After one week, she is giving them away "because she can't get any sleep". Not only am I totally pissed at her, but her parents!!! They obviously have not taught her to respect animals, because obviously they do not respect animals themselves.
Did I mention that these will be the SECOND pair of dogs her family has "disposed of" because they're inconvenient?Private Reply to Shannon Hill |
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