Comments on: Mason Foster fined $20,000 for hit on Ochocinco

By: spartaninnh

spartaninnh — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:55:58 +0000

@broncobeta
$22,058.82 weekly pay…

Makes me puke when I think about all the player sob stories I read during the lock out.
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First, multiply that by 16 (number of games), not 52. Second, take out federal, state, & local taxes. Third, take out agent’s fees, as well as any returns of “advances” given by the agent.

And then realize that what you’re talking about is a guy who may be out of the NFL, and trying to figure out what to do for a living, in less than a year, whether due to injury or lack of NFL talent.

It ain’t all that, especially when you figure in the degree of injury that manifests itself after the player’s career, and health insurance coverage, is over.

By: bucforever

bucforever — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:07:47 +0000

I do not think Goodell even looked at the hit . If he did and still gave Foster the fine,then he is a bigger idiot than I thought. And I thought he was a pretty big one during the lockout! The Buc players should put a bucket in the locker room and everyone put in the pot. What is left over after the fine gose to charity. Just a thought.

By: luckynumberlucas

luckynumberlucas — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:50:08 +0000

Pats fan here…

Neither this hit, nor the block against Woodhead were illegal.

Good, solid hits like they should happen in football.

QUIT destroying the game I love…

By: damnskins703

damnskins703 — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:34:20 +0000

Man that hit was not dirty at all….What is wrong with the NFL man Goodell needs to go this is a contact sport not 2 hand touch

By: radrntn

radrntn — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:21:47 +0000

it was a great hit

By: sadskinsfan89

sadskinsfan89 — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:16:10 +0000

Goodell should be fined

By: rc33

rc33 — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:06:05 +0000

Ocho offered to pay it. The League said no. So now the thinking is he’s gonna get himself in hot water w/ Goodell for what…STILL trying to pay the fine?
So at that point Ocho will have taken the hit on the field, paid the fine for the guy that hit him and will have pissed off the Commish.

Mason Foster’s issue now.

By: sullijo1

sullijo1 — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:59:25 +0000

The MINIMUM pay is $22K a week? That’s absolutely ridiculous. These guys should form a union and get more money from the rest of us since the economy is so awesome.

By: FinFan68

FinFan68 — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:56:22 +0000

Is it that hard for the league to do the math and actually fine him the $5K? Making him go through the process of appealing the rationale for the fine and then making another argument for the league to comply with their own policy concerning the fine amount is asinine.

By: allinblindsevenduece

allinblindsevenduece — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:51:55 +0000

@jbpanthers

Holy Sh!!. Really?? and some how the Steeler fans on here will try to justify that hit.

By: mike83ri

mike83ri — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:16:06 +0000

Cap hit makes way more sense, otherwise even first round rookies like Nate Solder who are technically making the minimum salary would get fined the same. Most rookies have almost all of their cash for the first year as a signing bonus.

By: broncobeta

broncobeta — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:08:39 +0000

$22,058.82 weekly pay…

Makes me puke when I think about all the player sob stories I read during the lock out.

By: o37garcia

o37garcia — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:05:18 +0000

Phaktor333: 100% well said

By: joetoronto

joetoronto — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:53:10 +0000

“Mason Foster fined $20,000 for hit on Ochocinco”

Hit him again, Mason.

By: nooneyouknow

nooneyouknow — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:49:43 +0000

I think he should write a check “FO” it too. LOL fail

By: silkyjohnson937

silkyjohnson937 — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:39:41 +0000

Where does all this fine money go? Goodells pocket? What an effing joke

By: soaringelvis

soaringelvis — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:39:21 +0000

jshawaii22 says:

Aug 24, 2011 5:09 PM
US Tax Code allows gifts of up to $10k per year. It would not be deductable to Ocho, and also not condsidered income to Mason.
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Oh, contraire…There is a line on eeverybody’s tax return asking, “Kid, did you receive any other form of income during the past year while you were sitting on the Group W bench?”

Enter that number here:__________

By: jshawaii22

jshawaii22 — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:09:11 +0000

US Tax Code allows gifts of up to $10k per year. It would not be deductable to Ocho, and also not condsidered income to Mason.

The NFL does not have to follow tax codes, so they can fine Ocho if they see fit and can get away with it.

By: paulbrownsrevenge

paulbrownsrevenge — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:54:15 +0000

Nerf Football League.

Goodell is ruining football.

By: phaktor333

phaktor333 — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:47:13 +0000

From a Patriots fan…clean hit. The object of the game, especially when a receiver is trolling around in the middle of the field is to keep him from catching the ball! What is the guy supposed to do, apply Deion Sanders technique and reach around him like a corner and knock the ball away? Oh, I know..this the new NFL..let him catch the ball and try to wrap up his legs AFTER he has gotten the first down. What the hell is that? In what ways does one prevent vicious hits? If the guy is in the open field and I have a clean shot, am I not supposed to try and separate him from the ball? Every player is defenseless on every play. Fine only for the launching hits with crown down…that protects both the offensive player and the defender.

By: depotnator

depotnator — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:47:01 +0000

If Ocho pays Foster’s fine, I wonder if Ocho’s accountant writes it off as a gift expense. Or, Foster can set up a charity in his own name, and Ocho can contribute to it. There are many ways this can be arranged with minimal tax consequences.

By: ilovefoolsball

ilovefoolsball — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:40:52 +0000

must’ve been too “youngry”

By: jbpanthers

jbpanthers — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:40:01 +0000

No fine for this?

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0az_xtFyJmE&w=560&h=345%5D

By: spartaninnh

spartaninnh — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:34:37 +0000

And, just like that, Ocho checks in:

@nflcommish Dad no disrespect but I don’t agree with @mason_foster fine n I’ll be reimbursing him personally.Please feel free to contact me
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LOL Get out ya popcorn….

By: bturner032002

bturner032002 — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:34:31 +0000

National
Fine
League

By: freebird2011

freebird2011 — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:32:02 +0000

Of the three NFL commissioners during my lifetime (Rozelle, Tagliabue, and Goodell), Goodell is the worst. The players should have the opportunity to appeal that d*ckhead’s decisions to a neutral third party.

By: melikefootball

melikefootball — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:31:12 +0000

Lets see fine for hit, no problem with player pleating no contest for abusing a women. AH another year of God-del and his judgements.

By: sappdaddy99

sappdaddy99 — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:30:45 +0000

…Ocho should give his Prius to Foster. I hear it’s worth: $5,514.71

Go Bucs!

By: statking

statking — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:26:00 +0000

It was a CLEAN HIT!!!

By: infectorman

infectorman — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:23:49 +0000

how do I get Ocho to pay my speeding tickets is the more pressing question