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  • G. Host
    Banned
    • Jul 2002
    • 10298
    #1

    Five Falcons fined for displaying Vick messages

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    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?
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  • Devin
    The Octagon
    • Apr 2003
    • 23878
    #2
    Re: Five Falcons fined for displaying Vick messages

    Originally posted by G. Host
    the league called "displaying an unauthorized personal message."
    Wow. Adolph Goodell.........errr........Roger Goodell might wanna rephrase that.
    http://gridironjunkies.net/forums/index.php
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    • BILLSROCK1212
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      • Mar 2006
      • 5269
      #3
      Re: Five Falcons fined for displaying Vick messages

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

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      • LtFinFan66
        Registered User
        • Mar 2005
        • 47199
        #4
        Re: Five Falcons fined for displaying Vick messages

        There are uniform standards in place. Not sure if they cover eye strips or not
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        • Bufftp
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          • Jul 2002
          • 18062
          #5
          Re: Five Falcons fined for displaying Vick messages

          Originally posted by BILLSROCK1212
          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.
          Last edited by Bufftp; 12-19-2007, 01:09 PM.
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          • Michael82
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            • Jul 2002
            • 82330
            #6
            Re: Five Falcons fined for displaying Vick messages

            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.

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            • DraftBoy
              Administrator
              • Jul 2002
              • 107452
              #7
              Re: Five Falcons fined for displaying Vick messages

              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.
              COMING SOON...
              Originally posted by Dr.Lecter
              We were both drunk and Hillary did not look that bad at 2 AM, I swear!!!!!!
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              • Gunzlingr
                Registered User
                • Jul 2002
                • 45976
                #8
                Re: Five Falcons fined for displaying Vick messages

                Jim McMahon got fined more than once for this when he would have messages on his head bands.
                You think you're hot **** in a champagne glass, but you're really cold diarrhea in a Dixie cup!
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                • BlackMetalNinja
                  I'm not Jewish, I'm just in it for the hats.
                  • May 2005
                  • 31525
                  #9
                  Re: Five Falcons fined for displaying Vick messages

                  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.
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                  • The King
                    Without me it's just Awe so
                    • Jun 2004
                    • 42380
                    #10
                    Re: Five Falcons fined for displaying Vick messages

                    oddly enough the penalty for the Vick shirts was significantly more than the Shoot Em Up shirts the Titans wore in support of Pacman.
                    I remember that one fateful day when Coach took me aside. I knew what was coming. "You don't have to tell me," I said. "I'm off the team, aren't I?"
                    "Well," said Coach, "you never were really ON the team. You made that uniform you're wearing out of rags and towels, and your helmet is a toy space helmet.
                    You show up at practice and then either steal the ball and make us chase you to get it back, or you try to tackle people at inappropriate times."
                    It was all                     true what he was saying. And yet, I thought something is brewing inside the head of this Coach.
                    He sees something in me, some kind of raw talent that he can                     mold. But that's when I felt the handcuffs go on.


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                    • Michael82
                      Registered User
                      • Jul 2002
                      • 82330
                      #11
                      Re: Five Falcons fined for displaying Vick messages

                      Originally posted by DraftBoy
                      Let it go, Vick is in jail where he belongs.
                      That's what the NFL wants. Let it go! But those players wouldn't.

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                      • DraftBoy
                        Administrator
                        • Jul 2002
                        • 107452
                        #12
                        Re: Five Falcons fined for displaying Vick messages

                        Originally posted by Mikey82
                        That's what the NFL wants. Let it go! But those players wouldn't.
                        Yea...your just as much as fault as the players
                        COMING SOON...
                        Originally posted by Dr.Lecter
                        We were both drunk and Hillary did not look that bad at 2 AM, I swear!!!!!!
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                        • DynaPaul
                          Registered User
                          • Sep 2003
                          • 7540
                          #13
                          Re: Five Falcons fined for displaying Vick messages

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

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