Niners' Smith fined $25,000 for bumping official

[Cntrygal]

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Derek Smith was fined $25,000 by the NFL for knocking down an umpire last month in a game at New Orleans.

Smith was "really surprised" by the NFL's ruling, which arrived in a letter earlier this week. The league said Smith deliberately knocked down umpire Steve Wilson during San Francisco's loss to the Saints on Oct. 20.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/foo...10/roundup_ap/

if the refs can't stay out of the way... THEY ought to be fined!!! :madfire:

[Cntrygal]

btw... it's the 2nd article in the link!