Five Falcons fined for displaying Vick messages

[G. Host]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d80539c54&template=without-video&confirm=true

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.

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."

Did any of them offer to share his cell?

[Devin]

the league called "displaying an unauthorized personal message."

Wow. Adolph Goodell.........errr........Roger Goodell might wanna rephrase that.

[BILLSROCK1212]

has the NFL every heard of "freedom of speech"....if this was brought to court the players would win

[LtFinFan66]

There are uniform standards in place. Not sure if they cover eye strips or not:idunno:

[Bufftp]

has the NFL every heard of "freedom of speech"....if this was brought to court the players would win
They would lose, this is not a freedom speach of issue. Freedom of speach is speach protected from Governmental interference.

They work for the NFl and the NFl can limit public speach of its employees, just like your employer can in regards to the Corporation. The NFL does not approve of players supporting a convicted felon, one convicted cruel crime that the public reacts to. The NFL is in its rights to protect its image.

[Michael82]

Nice job! I was disgusted when I saw Roddy White show off that shirt that said "Free Michael Vick" Vick is a piece of **** that beat and killed dogs for fun. He deserves everything he got. And for those guys to honor him, like a team would honor a fallen teammate was really pathetic! No wonder why that team is so bad this year. They still can't get over the piece of **** being their starting QB.

[DraftBoy]

Jesus Mikey sounds like you want the Death Penalty for the guy

The fines are stupid and meant to send a message that is not being well received. The players are free to have their own opinions and express them as such. Who cares what they think, they are payed to play ball, not to express their opinions on criminal issues. Let it go, Vick is in jail where he belongs.

[Gunzlingr]

Jim McMahon got fined more than once for this when he would have messages on his head bands.

[BlackMetalNinja]

Yeah, this is no surprise, the NFL has had uniform regulations in place for years that don't allow for this sort of thing, regardless of the particular situation.

[The King]

oddly enough the penalty for the Vick shirts was significantly more than the Shoot Em Up shirts the Titans wore in support of Pacman.

[Michael82]

Let it go, Vick is in jail where he belongs.

That's what the NFL wants. Let it go! But those players wouldn't. :shakeno:

[DraftBoy]

That's what the NFL wants. Let it go! But those players wouldn't. :shakeno:

Yea...your just as much as fault as the players

[DynaPaul]

I heard those players are gonna tag "OJ is innocent!" slogans on their uniforms next week.