Fines galore from Rams/Panthers game

[Tron]

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Rams-Panthers fracas draws slew of fines from NFL

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• By Marc Sessler
• Around the League Writer
• Published: Oct. 25, 2013 at 03:59 p.m.
• Updated: Oct. 25, 2013 at 04:38 p.m.

Listen up, children: Fighting can be pricey.

A slew of players have been fined from Sunday's fracas between the Panthers and Rams, led by St. Louis pass rusher Chris Long, who was docked $15,750 by the NFL for throwing a punch in the Rams' 30-15 loss to Carolina, per NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport.

Long was ejected for his role in a third-quarter scrum that involved Panthers receiver Steve Smith and saw the Rams defender showered with insults and debris as he made his way to the locker room:

The league also docked Panthers defensive back Mike Mitchell $7,875 for taunting after a hit on Sam Bradford that led to the quarterback tearing his ACL. Mitchell shoved Bradford out of bounds before puffing out his chest and raising his arms to the sky.

The league also docked Rams offensive lineman Harvey Dahl $7,875 for a late hit and receiver Brian Quick $7,875 for unnecessary roughness, per Rapoport. Smith also was billed $7,875 for an unnecessary roughness call.

 

[Angry Ram]

Yeah well some of them Panthers deserved to be "docked."

 

[Tron]

Yeah well some of them Panthers deserved to be "decked."

fixed it for you.

 

[-X-]

The hell? Mitchell and Quick get docked the same amount? All Quick did was retaliate with a quick jab to the chops. That douchebag Panther stood on the sidelines grandstanding while the QB laid on the ground in agony. And Long - who didn't do ANYTHING - gets docked the most? Get your heads out of your collective asses, NFL.

 

[RamzFanz]

The Refs should have been docked. That was HORRIBLE officiating.

 

[Ram Quixote]

If you listen carefully, you can hear the sound of broom bristles pushing away any "official" outrage.

 

[brokeu91]

If you listen carefully, you can hear the sound of broom bristles pushing away any "official" outrage.

I bet if this were the Cowboys or the Patriots officials would be having to answer to Goodell right now

 

[Ram Quixote]

I bet if this were the Cowboys or the Patriots officials would be having to answer to Goodell right now

If this game had included the Cowboys or the Patriots, the other team would have been up in arms over the officiating.

 

[jap]

I strongly hope that Chris appeals his fine and forces the NFL to clearly indicate where he threw a punch. If you are going to fine a guy, fine him for the correct damn reason---don't accuse him of something he didn't do!