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Fines are issued to players, coaches, and the team depending on the severity and type of offense. Examples: Mike Tomlin fined for blocking an on-field player,
by skylanh 6y ago
Fines are issued to players, coaches, and the team depending on the severity and type of offense.
Examples:
Mike Tomlin fined for blocking an on-field player, the team may have been penalized by forfeiting draft picks: https://www.nfl.com/news/mike-tomlin-fined-100-000-for-actions-in-steelers-loss-0ap2000000292517 https://www.nfl.com/news/mike-tomlin-fined-100-000-for-actio... They weren't: https://www.nfl.com/news/steelers-won-t-lose-draft-pick-for-mike-tomlin-s-gaffe-0ap2000000335724 https://www.nfl.com/news/steelers-won-t-lose-draft-pick-for-...
Coaches fined $100k for not wearing face masks, teams fined $250k: https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-fines-broncos-49ers-seahawks-for-violation-of-face-covering-rules https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-fines-broncos-49ers-seahawks-fo...
Saints fined $500k and stripped of draft pick: https://www.nfl.com/news/saints-fined-500k-draft-pick-patriots-fined-350k-covid-19-protocol-violations https://www.nfl.com/news/saints-fined-500k-draft-pick-patrio...
Controversial team fines: https://www.nfl.com/news/draft-picks-that-have-been-stripped-from-nfl-teams-since-1980-0ap3000000492229 https://www.nfl.com/news/draft-picks-that-have-been-stripped...
- Falcons for fake crowd noise
- Patriots for "deflategate"
Saints were fined as a team, head coach suspended, players suspended for "bounty gate": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints_bounty_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints_bounty_scan...
Team sports can be lost by a player, but must be won as a team. E.g. Kyle Williams of SF 49ers muffing two punts in the 2012-Feb-22 game against the Giants (off his knee, and the strip).