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09-19-2012, 05:02 PM | Topic Starter |
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Alex Smith Fined For Wearing San Francisco Giants Hat In Post Game Interview
Smith revealed the fine today, saying he was told the Giants cap is non-sponsored gear of a competing league, and as such is off-limits during the 90 minutes after each game. Note that this doesn't apply to regular, non-sports clothing.
-snip- Because someone in the NFL offices has a sense of what constitutes bad PR, the fine was quickly rescinded. But Smith was warned that if he does it again, he'll be out $15,000 each time. Fourteen more games, plus playoffs, that'd be upwards $210,000. We don't think Smith will be repping his Giants fandom so openly. http://deadspin.com/5944705/?utm_cam...ium=socialflow Last edited by listopencil; 09-19-2012 at 05:25 PM.. |
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09-19-2012, 05:08 PM | #2 |
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Matt Cassel should be fined for wearing any Chiefs gear at all.
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09-19-2012, 05:09 PM | #3 |
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I was really confused until I realized that he wasn't wearing Eli's hat.
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09-19-2012, 05:19 PM | #4 | |
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It's odd to me that they would consider baseball to be a competing league, but don't mind the guys wearing college football gear. I'd think they compete more with the NCAA than with MLB on a pure financial basis.
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09-19-2012, 05:23 PM | #5 |
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So Deion Sanders and Bo Jackson were exempt?
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09-19-2012, 05:10 PM | #6 |
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Matt Cassel should be fined for being a douche
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09-19-2012, 05:15 PM | #7 |
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A competing league?
Man the NFL is really uptight sometimes.
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09-19-2012, 05:15 PM | #8 |
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That's really lame that he is supporting his local team and gets fined.
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09-19-2012, 05:17 PM | #9 |
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What a fairweather fan.
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09-19-2012, 05:24 PM | #10 |
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I guess the rule is randomly enforced. Maybe the replacement refs are running the NFL Front Office.
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09-19-2012, 05:32 PM | #12 |
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Matt Cassel sucks
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