NFL fines Allen, Peppers

[555666]

NEW YORK (AP) -- The NFL fined two star defensive ends, Julius Pepper and Jared Allen, $10,000 (7,900 euros) apiece on Friday.

Carolina's Peppers was fined $10,000 for a late hit on Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Allen was fined $10,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct when he used the football as a prop. That brings Allen's total this year to $90,000.

Peppers tackled Rodgers after he stepped out of bounds in Sunday's game, won by Carolina 35-31. Peppers was also fined $10,000 in October for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan.

Peppers had two sacks in the win over Green Bay, giving him a team-leading 11 on the season.

The play involving Allen happened in Sunday's 34-14 victory over Chicago that put Minnesota in first place in the NFC North. After his third sack of the game of Kyle Orton, a performance that earned him NFC defensive player of the week honors, Allen grabbed the football and mimicked like he was performing CPR on it, thus using it as a prop.

Allen previously was fined $25,000 for a series of late hits. Before that, he was fined $50,000 for two late hits on Houston quarterback Matt Schaub, one that injured Schaub's knee.

He was also fined $5,000 for a late hit in a game at Chicago in October.

They just love taking these guys' money, don't they. I agree with the Peppers fine though, I seen that hit. Definitely a late hit.

I haven't seen much of Jared Allen, but I do see he has like 5 fines this season.

 

[eLeMeNOhPe]

What about Ogunleye, he was WAY late on Gus Frerotte last week, but no fine. Same game as the Allen thing I think.

just the beginning of the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eZRA7vQquY

 

[MapleLeaf]

Anyone else getting sick of the NFL? I know you want to make it a clean league and have rules and make sure everyone is safe, but this is ridiculous. I miss Paul Tagliabue

 

[555666]

I believe the same thing was happening when Tagliabue was there.. It's BS that there are so many fines nowadays. Even if you criticize the refs you get fined..

 

[Lake Louise]

I am definately getting sick of the NFL. I mean, I love the NFL, dont get me wrong, but they are taking things a bit too far sometimes. I guess this is just one way to say that players get payed to much(which we all know) and they figure since they have the money, why not take it from them??

 

[PiStoL31PeTe]

Yep really stupid how high these fines are and how much they take from these players