Mark O Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2018/12/06/nfl-fined-ezekiel-elliott-his-latest-salvation-army-celebration-hes-not-happy/?utm_term=.146e19eed072 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark O Posted December 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 This is a league that knows about the things Kareem Hunt did in the offseason but does nothing about it. But a guy tossing $21 dollars in a salvation army kettle and putting a teammate in it as well later merits a $13k fine?? Who the fuck makes that kind of decision? Complete morons in charge of this league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoorta Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 22 minutes ago, Mark O said: This is a league that knows about the things Kareem Hunt did in the offseason but does nothing about it. But a guy tossing $21 dollars in a salvation army kettle and putting a teammate in it as well later merits a $13k fine?? Who the fuck makes that kind of decision? Complete morons in charge of this league. They (the NFL) took that entirely the wrong way. As the Salvation Army said, Elliot gave them a free multimillion ad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 27 minutes ago, Mark O said: This is a league that knows about the things Kareem Hunt did in the offseason but does nothing about it. But a guy tossing $21 dollars in a salvation army kettle and putting a teammate in it as well later merits a $13k fine?? Who the fuck makes that kind of decision? Complete morons in charge of this league. Oh brother, "the gang that couldn't shoot straight"......... .....So much for the spirit of giving. Ezekiel Elliott has been fined for his Thanksgiving Day celebration involving the Salvation Army kettle that sits near the end zone at AT&T Stadium....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevfan4life Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 I have a sneaking suspicion some of these other football leagues starting up next year may do better than people realize. Shit like this is exactly why id be done with football period if the browns ever leave again. I used to love the NFL.....now its just the browns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 8 minutes ago, hoorta said: They (the NFL) took that entirely the wrong way. As the Salvation Army said, Elliot gave them a free multimillion ad. Oh yeah...... ......By the midafternoon on the day after that game, the Salvation Army had taken in more than $180,000. Eric Smallwood, the president of the sponsorship evaluation firm Apex Marketing Group, told ESPN that the advertising exposure equivalent of Elliott’s celebration would have cost the Salvation Army approximately $4 million. The NFL was wise enough that time to back off..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark O Posted December 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 23 minutes ago, mjp28 said: Oh yeah...... ......By the midafternoon on the day after that game, the Salvation Army had taken in more than $180,000. Eric Smallwood, the president of the sponsorship evaluation firm Apex Marketing Group, told ESPN that the advertising exposure equivalent of Elliott’s celebration would have cost the Salvation Army approximately $4 million. The NFL was wise enough that time to back off..... Yes...that time they backed off......this time they penalized the guy during the game and fined him after the game. Shit for brains in the league office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Mark O said: Yes...that time they backed off......this time they penalized the guy during the game and fined him after the game. Shit for brains in the league office. I saw that live and thought "oh no they're going to hit him with 15 yards" , they did. Guys are doing full choreographed line dances with 8 guys -but- this got flagged, amazing. Bad call in many ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasAg1969 Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 You think they would have fined him if he had pulled out a check from his socks to Salvation Army signed by him for $21,000 and thrown it in the barrel? Nope, me neither. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghoolie Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 On 12/6/2018 at 12:04 PM, Clevfan4life said: I have a sneaking suspicion some of these other football leagues starting up next year may do better than people realize. Shit like this is exactly why id be done with football period if the browns ever leave again. I used to love the NFL.....now its just the browns. I plan to watch. It doesn t have to replace or even compete with the NFL. All it has to do is be entertaining I really don t like baseball or the NBA, so if there is a new football league? I could see becoming a fan of one of the teams and following it Sometimes we all talk tough when we see this bool-krap like fining Elliott. It doesn't totally chase us away but it does alienate us I think, and I think as much as we get caught up in the game it's just not as pleasurable as it once was. I think the continued inconsistences and lack of backbone by the NFL has created some potential opportunity for the new league. If they can lead by example with these public issues and have players that are respectful of the fans, they just might find enough success to hang around and actually put a dent in the armor of the NFL who, already in my opinion, has suffered an image degradation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 I just know that the AAFL would plan to be a somewhat of a feeder league into the NFL. So I don’t think it per se wants to be a competitor to the NFL but would rather prefer to complement the NFL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richiswhere Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 On 12/6/2018 at 2:59 PM, TexasAg1969 said: You think they would have fined him if he had pulled out a check from his socks to Salvation Army signed by him for $21,000 and thrown it in the barrel? Nope, me neither. Its the NFL of course they would have fined him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickers Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 Nice Fucking Lips!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 The fine money goes to a charity in this case the Salvation Army so it’s basically the same thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevfan4life Posted December 9, 2018 Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 17 hours ago, Ghoolie said: I plan to watch. It doesn t have to replace or even compete.with the NFL. All.it has to do is be entertaining I really don t lile baseball.or the NBA, so if there is a new football leahue? I could see.necoming a fan of.one of the teams and following it Sometimes we all talk tough when we see this book rap like fining Elliott. It does a Chase us away but it does alienate us I think, and I think as much as we get caught up in the game it's just not as pleasurable as it once was. I think the continued inconsistences and lack of backbone by the NFL Has created some potential opportunity for the new league. As they can lead by example with these public issues and having players that are respectful of the fans They just might find enough success to hang around and actually put a Dent in the armor of the NFL who already in my opinion has suffered an image degradation. Agreed. Im honrstly sometimes surprised by my apathy toward the rest of the league. I have to keep up with it somewhst just so i know its not the saskatchewan rawdoggers comin to first energy. But srsly, the league has just lost me. Not as much as the other sports like basketball, where its the players running the league thats soured me, but with the NFL its really the front office that has created a product on the field i just dont find that compelling anymore. Honestly if the browns left again i have no idea what team i could give a single fuvk about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghoolie Posted December 9, 2018 Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 4 hours ago, nickers said: Nice Fucking Lips!! How did this get by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickers Posted December 9, 2018 Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Ghoolie said: How did this get by? its fixed chowder head :p.. LOL !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark O Posted December 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 17 hours ago, The Gipper said: The fine money goes to a charity in this case the Salvation Army so it’s basically the same thing Not quite... The fines collected do not go to the NFL, but instead go to programs for former players. The Players Association and the league have agreed to donate fine money through the NFL Foundation to the NFL Player Care Foundation and the Gene Upshaw Players Association's Players Assistance Trust. Still better than the money going to the NFL itself but the point was not so much where the money goes but how stupid it is to fine a guy for something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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