Sherrod Martin fined 40K by the NFL

[Dpantherman]

carolinagrowl Steve Reed

SS Sherrof Martin fined 40 grand by NFL. Ouch.

BS

[D34Williams]

holy poo thats huge. i'd appeal that one and quick. no way that he pays that much in the end

[D34Williams]

atleast he spelled his name right

[Zaximus]

Amazing. 40k fine for a football play, yet Andre Johnson and Finnigan get into a BRAWL and it's like $25k.

Hello?

[Miaoww]

fug this league. Absolute bullshit penalty and now Martin is being fined a crazy sum of money (considering his pay cheque) for playing the game the right way.

[Carl Spackler]

The NFL's unfairness and greed, coupled with the Panthers' suckage is really turning me against the league as a whole.

[Zaximus]

Getting as bad as NBA officiating.

They won't let guys like Harrison play the game.

Guys like this, MADE the NFL into what it is. Guys like Buckus, and Singletary. Now you want to change it into flag football?

Some of these fines are really, really nitpicking. Most people can tell when a play was meant to happen or not.

[CatMan72]

absurd.

Guess the only choice is to aim low at this point... wonder what will happen when the players adjust and there is a rash of catastrophic knee injuries as a result?

[Dpantherman]

daringantt

Sherrod Martin's weekly salary is $23,235. Which means he's basically playing for free the next two weeks.

[Mvp2014]

what a joke

[Snake]

I dont think the NFL should be able to fine someone if the ref did not give a PF on the play. Its just not fair to the players the way its set up. So punching a guy in the face is fine as long as your winning but if you hit someone not the Gooddell way its 100,000 out of your paycheck. Yea makes complete since.

[Icege]

Next home game somebody needs to bring a sign that says something to the affect of "donate so that Sherod Martin can continue playing real football"

[Panths]

Was this the goal line penalty of his? It'd be one thing if what he was doing was done in a menacing or overtly aggressive way, but damn.. How about when Jstew got his concussion a few weeks ago? Yea Stew wasn't a defenseless receiver but that hit was late and aimed directly at his head, just dirty really, and that dude didn't even get a penalty, much less a fine.

They need to make these fines percentage based; guys like Martin can't afford the ridiculous officiating of 2010. And how about priorities as well? A boxing match on the field nets you 25k, while playing the actual game is almost double that? Insane.

[JakeFlake]

yowza