Memo To The NFL: Fines Do Not Hurt Players, Suspensions Hurt Players

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Published: November 19, 2009

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... are doing wrong, it's the fining of players.

It absolutely baffles me that you believe a fine of say, $10,000 actually means anything to a player who's game check is probably $200,000 plus.

Not to mention, the fine to the "employee" of the league and the team is tax deductible.

It's a write off for any professional athlete, actually.

Now yes, they may be without that money for a while, but ultimately it does not concern them—obviously.  If it did, they would probably no longer do whatever earned them the fine in the first place, for fear of the repercussions! 

But in today's NFL and in other pro sports, this is sadly not the case.

Lets a take a look at an example of just what I mean here in the NFL. Now, obviously the easiest target/example will be Chad Ochoinco (Johnson).

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