<a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/news/2001/0822/1242805.html">8/22/2001, AP</a>
Broncos safety Eric Brown was fined one game's salary Wednesday for a jaw-twisting hit that left Green Bay wide receiver Antonio Freeman lying on the ground as Denver players celebrated around him.
The fine levied by the NFL amounts to about $24,588 -- 1/17th of Brown's base salary.
Freeman suffered a concussion and was sidelined for the second half of Monday night's preseason game. He's unlikely to play Saturday against Miami.
Because league rules are clear about helmet-to-helmet hits, Denver coach Mike Shanahan expected Brown to be fined, but he also planned to talk to NFL disciplinarian Gene Washington about the amount.
"In my opinion, there was no intent at all for Eric to hit the guy in the head," Shanahan said. "He was trying to strip him of the ball, but it doesn't matter what the intent is. The bottom line is, if you hit somebody in the helmet, you're going to get fined."
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Right, Shanarat..."no intent" at all.
Washington ought to tell him to STF up or he'll double the d@mned fine.