Brian Orakpo Fined $15,000 For Hit On Michael Vick

by JasonB on Oct 22, 2011 1:00 PM EDT in Philadelphia Eagles News

Everyone got on Michael Vick for complaining about the lack of flags he was getting for late hits... but it appears as though it had the intended effect. Opponents have been hit with roughing the passer penalties in each of the past two weeks. The most recent was on Brian Orakpo, who was slapped with a $15,000 fine for his helmet to helmet hit on Vick.

But at least that fine for was for something that guys know they'll get fined for. The craziest fine of this week has to be the one given to Steelers S Troy Polamalu. He was fined $10000 this week for using a doctor's cell phone to call his wife to tell her he was ok after being removed from a game due to a concussion. Ten <em>thousand</em> dollars for that.

What makes that even more crazy is that Packers LB A.J Hawk, who was caught on camera giving the finger to his own sideline, was also fined ten grand. So for those keeping score at home, calling your wife to reassure her after an injury is an equal crime to flipping the bird on live TV.

It's just absurd.

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huh?

(Scratching my head and balls)

by VRFC8 on Oct 22, 2011 1:09 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Did paul tagliabue do stuff like this too?

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by immynimmy on Oct 22, 2011 1:12 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

don't players still have to appeal fines to Goodell?

what lunacy.

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by Ralf E Chubbs on Oct 22, 2011 1:26 PM EDT reply actions

Hawk shouldn’t even have been fined that much in my opinion, but the Polamalu fine is a crime.

Coleman, ya proved me wrong.

by IwantVick on Oct 22, 2011 1:31 PM EDT reply actions

if i was troy i would've just told someone to text my woge to tell her im ok

Also these fines are just stupid. Did sanchez get fined for eating on the sideline?

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by So. Cal Swag on Oct 22, 2011 1:57 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Just shows how half assed this system is now.
Personally I can not wait for Goodell to be gone.

by Easedel on Oct 22, 2011 2:01 PM EDT reply actions

And yet, two coaches get into a fight after a game and no fine is handed down to them.

Let the beasting begin.

by TransplantedFan on Oct 22, 2011 2:26 PM EDT reply actions

Roger Goodell fined 500k for being a douche.

The Jruth shall be told.

by packimop on Oct 22, 2011 2:40 PM EDT reply actions

Skip Bayless

is a fucking moron.

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by 21510akland on Oct 22, 2011 2:56 PM EDT reply actions

Huh it's saturday???

what happen now?

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by bkeagle718 on Oct 22, 2011 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Clay matthews got fined for wearing the wrong shoes

That is absurde…

by PierreC on Oct 22, 2011 4:49 PM EDT via iPhone app reply actions

Yeah I noticed that too.

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by JasonB on Oct 22, 2011 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions

GOOD.

Finally the NFL woke up

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by Dunta Is A PUNK on Oct 22, 2011 4:51 PM EDT reply actions

It’s actually not that absurd to fine Polamalu a ton. It’s mostly for gambling. Even if he was calling his wife, there can’t be any suspicion of some unfair advantage coming to anyone on the field. Imagine if you didn’t drop the hammer on that, people could be saying they were calling their wife when they’re really being told something going on on the other team’s sideline.

by Will21 on Oct 22, 2011 4:53 PM EDT reply actions

exactly my thought

Not to mention, it is in the rulebook, plain as day. No phones, tweets, or anything else on the sideline from 90 minutes before kickoff until the end of the game. The fine is legit for The Hairy One.

by philabronc53 on Oct 24, 2011 8:56 AM EDT up reply actions

they should have fined the giant who said he was going to knock out vick

i am not alone in wanting to see vick play. i couldn’t care less about chris canty. it is money to the nfl. he is a money maker. he must be protected. having other teams gameplan to “knock him out” is messing with revenue.
good!

by andyfrombrooklyn on Oct 22, 2011 11:13 PM EDT reply actions

""but it appears as though it had the intended effect.""

""Everyone got on Michael Vick for complaining about the lack of flags he was getting for late hits… but it appears as though it had the intended effect. ""

Vick playing the race card to make the other team lose an extra step in the pass rush isn’t exactly going to stop people from pointing out Vick’s mental and physical fragility.

As stated earlier, the Eagles claim that Vick was the most hit QB was always a lie based on a fantasy based on a racial hoax. At last count, QBs like Seattle’s Jackson, Cutler, Bradford, etc still lead Vick in getting hit and sacked by ..ohhh…a couple dozen. You don’t hear them whining about not getting special treatment – let alone racial preferences.

To the degree that Vick got hit was his own fault because he ran like a chicken with his head cut off with no idea how he was going to get rid of the ball – a point his supporters tried to blame on the O-line (A QB who doesn’t provide his line with consistent angles in the pocket can’t be protected).

by Rickart on Oct 23, 2011 8:58 AM EDT reply actions