Arguing With a Ref is Way Worse Than Punching Someone in the Face [NFL Edition]
This season has been brutal on Bears fans, and the 41-21 drubbing the Bears got at the hands of the Cardinals in Week 9 was no small part of that. Not only did Cutler throw 5 interceptions that week, but he looked all-around awful. The news for Cutler got worse a few days after the game, as he was fined $20,000 for “verbal abuse” towards a game official. Initially that seems okay considering we don’t know exactly what was said. A 20k does seem a bit high for what was likely a “you have no idea what you’re doing out here” type of comment from Cutler, but still acceptable. Acceptable until you hear this:
Meanwhile, Bears defensive tackle Tommie Harris was fined $7,500 for unnecessarily striking an opponent. He was ejected just 65 seconds into the game for slugging Cardinals offensive tackle Deuce Lutui.
So Tommie Harris punched a guy in the face, on camera, with most of the country watching, and got slapped with a $7,500 fine. Cutler on the other hand, was fined $20,000 for “verbal abuse”? Anything short of “I know where you live and I’m going to kill you and your whole family” does not deserve a larger fine than the one for punching someone in the face on purpose. Right? Am I taking crazy pills? Does anyone else think this is odd?
Apparently the NFL would rather encourage people to utilize a more violent approach to conflict resolution, and are willing to make incentives to promote that behavior. Hmmm, after reading that last sentence I just realized how naive I am. It’s the NFL, of course they would rather encourage people to act like steroid-filled animals than try to talk things out like human beings. My bad. Next time Cutler should just jack the line judge in the face. It would save him about $12,500 by my calculations.
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