Quote:I'm surprised by the reactions in this thread. It's a clear helmet to helmet hit and the worst kind of too since it was on the earhole. I certainly don't think it was intentional but the fine was entirely justified. 

 

No it wasn't.  Telvin pulled up, tackled with his head up, and didn't go through him.  Was he supposed to just let Johnson score?  It's stupid.  It's an unfortunate hit, but one that couldn't be avoided because of where the ball was and how Johnson caught it.

 

I'm sick of these flat fines the league has.  Telvin is not a highly paid guy so for him to be fined that much is crazy.  If they're going to fine these guys, it should be percentage based so the guys who aren't making as much don't get completely killed for hits that can't be avoided.

 

Fining Telvin $22k is a completely different thing than fining somebody like Suh $22k.

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