OUTRAGEOUS! Wilfork Fined $35,000 Wilfork avoided the suspension, but he will be lighter in his...

OUTRAGEOUS! Wilfork Fined $35,000

Wilfork avoided the suspension, but he will be lighter in his wallet, much lighter. According to profootballtalk.com, the Pro Bowl nose tackle was hit with a $35,000 fine for unnecessary roughness stemming from an elbow to the head of Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler. The fine represents roughly 40 percent of his $1.4 million salary, which is a hefty charge and certainly an indication that Goodell is serious about wanting a cleaner game.

Still, Wilfork will be available for Sunday’s game with the Colts, and that’s the important thing for the Patriots. However, it’s also quite clear that he’ll need to avoid confrontation in order to avoid any future suspensions.

That's just so wrong.

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Someone forgot (or added an extra) zero

or is bad at math.

$35,000 is significantly less than 40% of $1,400,000

Shonn Greene for Heisman
144 yards per game
6.5 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA

by shake n bake on Oct 30, 2008 5:46 PM EDT reply actions

40% of 1.4 million

is $560,000

Shonn Greene for Heisman
144 yards per game
6.5 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA

by shake n bake on Oct 30, 2008 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions

I quoted it correctly, but the math obviously refers to his game check. $1,400,000 / 16 games = $87,500 per game.
$87,500 x .40 = $35,000. And that doesn’t even account for taxes, (which in his bracket would be around 55%.)

Keep the faith!

by Marima on Oct 30, 2008 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions

so he basically didn't get paid for that game

hope someone points that out to him and he gives it some thought.

Shonn Greene for Heisman
144 yards per game
6.5 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA

by shake n bake on Oct 30, 2008 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions

I was hoping it was Florio who sucked at math

but I guess it’s Paul Perillo’s reading comprehension. The fine is 40% of a game check, not of his full salary.

Shonn Greene for Heisman
144 yards per game
6.5 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA

by shake n bake on Oct 30, 2008 5:55 PM EDT reply actions

Maybe one of these days he’ll stop being such an idiot and just play the game instead of acting like a thug.

The King of anti-fail.

by KingRichard on Oct 30, 2008 9:36 PM EDT reply actions

It's a game for thugs. That's why we watch football instead of bowling. Or baseball.

As Mr. Sloan always says, there is no "I" in team, but there is an "I" in pie. And there's an "I" in meat pie. Anagram of meat is team... I don't know what he's talking about. --Shaun of the Dead

by JohnHannahRules on Oct 30, 2008 9:44 PM EDT reply actions