if I had the money, I would pay it for him.

Hm – maybe I can combine the calendar idea with a fund raiser to help him pay the fine.

that’s over half of a gamecheck for him.

He won’t ever to that again.

Stupid. Assinine, idiotic, I could go on and on.

The reason it’s a fine/penalty is that unsportsmanlike conduct is the wording from the rulebook:

“Individual players involved in prolonged or excessive celebrations. Players are prohibited from engaging in any celebrations while on the ground.”

I guess sliding is “on the ground.”

Did he purpose to a cheerleader? Nope
Did he pull a cell phone from under the goal post padding? Nope
Did he run out and start celebrating on the Rams logo at mid-field? Nope
I could go on on. This is bullshit. The NFL needs to fine the refs for even throwing a flag in the fist place. The guy did nothing wrong. I hope he appeals the fine and gets it overturned. The NFL is a sport loved by many but its getting harder and harder when you get fined for EVERYTHING. I mean damn they are just out there having fun. I even think the new Tom Brady rule is BS. Lighten up NFL. Lets get back to football and not seeing how much money we can rape player for. Damn.

When an overpayed player like Kyle VandenDouche is only fined $5000 dollars for a low hit on Peyton Manning (an act with possible career-ending implications for a player) and a low-payed free agent rookie is fined twice that for doing nothing more than “sliding down” into the endzone, something that QB’s and high-priced WR’s do all the time on the playing field, then there is something truly fucking wrong with the current fining system in the NFL.

P.S. Fuck You Roger Goodell. (1st time I’ve ever said that…to Goodell, that is, I say fuck you all the time…)

I guess you can do flips because you’re technically on your feet, but the guy from the Steelers that did the flip landed on his ass first, so under the rule, he should have been flagged since he was on the ground with the ball.

Ridiculous.

I’d make sure the check bounced.

But I wonder if the problem with this penalty/fine had to do with the timing. Find a video for it and watch when he starts his slide. He’s about halfway into the endzone, which may be seen as excessive since the deed was already done.

I guess I could see the penalty, but the fine doesn’t seem to make any sense for something as tame as this. Oh well. Hopefully the team helps him out on this, but we know he won’t be doing this again, which is unfortunate, because I liked it, haha.

that Lacey threw the ball into the stands. I watched the replay looking to see what happened, but it seems like they cut it off too early for me to tell what exactly warranted the penalty (and apparently the fine as well)

Is a big hit for somebody who makes the league minimum. Still, give the kid a break, he had his first pick-6 as a pro and his celebration was not bad at all.

Don’t you realize that we hurt the poor St. Louis Offense’s feelings? How cold and disgusting are we?!?! I mean, it’s not like these guys are grown men…

/end sarcasm rant

I compare this BS penalty to a police tickets. They don’t really care if it’s a legit law or not. They just want the damn money. It’s sickening. It really is. To hit a rookie with a fine like that when he makes a great play is just cruel.

Why don’t you bake your famous (non ladybug) cookies and sell them at tomorrow’s game for $50 each to raise money to cover Lacey’s fine? I’ll buy one from a distance.