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NFL Fines 5 Falcons for Vick Tributes

http://www.breitbart.com/images/common/dot.gifhttp://www.breitbart.com/images/common/dot.gifNEW YORK (AP) - Roddy White and four other Atlanta Falcons were fined by the NFL for violating uniform regulations with tributes to Michael Vick during last week's Monday night game.

Vick, Atlanta's suspended Pro Bowl quarterback, was sentenced to 23 months in prison on federal dogfighting charges the morning of Dec. 10. The Falcons played at home against New Orleans that night.

After scoring a touchdown, White displayed a "Free Mike Vick" T-shirt under his jersey.

He, along with tight end Alge Crumpler and cornerbacks DeAngelo Hall and Chris Houston, were fined $10,000 each. Crumpler, Hall and Houston all wore black eye strips with written tributes to Vick, which the league called "displaying an unauthorized personal message."

Wide receiver Joe Horn was fined $7,500 for pulling up White's jersey to show the black T-shirt with handwritten white lettering. The fines were confirmed Tuesday by NFL spokesman Randall Liu.

Hall also had a poster of Vick on the field during pre-game introductions. The Falcons lost the game 34-14.

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NFL Fines 5 Falcons for Vick Tributes

http://www.breitbart.com/images/common/dot.gifhttp://www.breitbart.com/images/common/dot.gifNEW YORK (AP) - Roddy White and four other Atlanta Falcons were fined by the NFL for violating uniform regulations with tributes to Michael Vick during last week's Monday night game.

Vick, Atlanta's suspended Pro Bowl quarterback, was sentenced to 23 months in prison on federal dogfighting charges the morning of Dec. 10. The Falcons played at home against New Orleans that night.

After scoring a touchdown, White displayed a "Free Mike Vick" T-shirt under his jersey.

He, along with tight end Alge Crumpler and cornerbacks DeAngelo Hall and Chris Houston, were fined $10,000 each. Crumpler, Hall and Houston all wore black eye strips with written tributes to Vick, which the league called "displaying an unauthorized personal message."

Wide receiver Joe Horn was fined $7,500 for pulling up White's jersey to show the black T-shirt with handwritten white lettering. The fines were confirmed Tuesday by NFL spokesman Randall Liu.

Hall also had a poster of Vick on the field during pre-game introductions. The Falcons lost the game 34-14.


The philly sports writer gave all of them a THUMBS DOWN in the paper last friday for doing that

Their asses should be fined a hell of a lot more than that. That is pennies to those millionaire players.

I like the idea, but the punishment should be more severe. What a pathetic bunch of losers.

:clap :clap :clap

Someone needs to interview Roddy White and ask him why he thinks it's okay to drown/hang dogs.

These players were out of control with those tributes sure its ok to say that they still care about him but Free Mike Vick that is just F**** WRONG

hmmm I guess theres no free speech in the NFL (Not that I'm a fan of Vick or what he did to those dogs, in ANY way)

hmmm I guess theres no free speech in the NFL (Not that I'm a fan of Vick or what he did to those dogs, in ANY way)
It's not about free speech. They violated uniform regulations. Had the players worn messages that slammed Vick, that would be in violation as well

It's not about free speech. They violated uniform regulations. Had the players worn messages that slammed Vick, that would be in violation as well
Not only that, if they get away with that, next thing you know we will be seeing players sporting other stupid stuff like "Leave O.J. alone." :rolleyes: Who wants to watch the NFL and see pathetic stuff like that? I don't. If they wear that sh*t on their personal time, that is their stupid business, but I don't want to see it while they are "doing their job."