Well it wouldn’t be a week in the NFL without players getting fined for their actions during the previous week. The two high profile players being fined this week are the Saints’ Jimmy Graham and Browns’ Johnny Manziel.
Jimmy Graham is, of course, being fined for violating the rule that has been nicknamed after him. After both of his touchdowns last week against the Titans, he performed his signature dunk over the goalpost, which as of this season, is illegal. Needless to say, the Saints were penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct on both occasions.
The league has fined Graham $30,000 for the dunks.
Johnny Manziel was handed down a fine for his obscene gesture towards the Redskins bench on Monday night. After being harassed by the sideline shortly after an incomplete pass, Manziel gave the Redskins players a “one finger salute” on his way back to the huddle just as the TV cameras flashed back to him. He was fined $12,000 for his actions.
Every team in the league seems to still have a lot of work to do, but Roger Goodell looks to be in mid-season form.
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