Roughly one month after fining a player for wearing eye black that honored his late father ;and refusing to let a player wear pink to raise awareness for breast cancer, the NFL has disciplined Carolina Panther Josh Norman for … being too proud of his country? NFL fined Josh Norman $5,000 for wearing his red white and blue cleats last weekend. He is appealing. pic.twitter.com/F5fEJzJUsP November 12, 2015 Yeah, that’s right. According to beat writer Joe Person, Norman was fined not because the cleats were too flashy, but because they “included [the] words” “proud” and “brave.” Norman said the NFL's issue was not the color of the cleats but the fact …
Roughly one month after fining a player for wearing eye black that honored his late father ;and refusing to let a player wear pink to raise awareness for breast cancer, the NFL has disciplined Carolina Panther Josh Norman for … being too proud of his country?
Yeah, that’s right. According to beat writer Joe Person, Norman was fined not because the cleats were too flashy, but because they “included [the] words” “proud” and “brave.”
Take note, all you NFL hopefuls out there. You may have causes you believe in, you may have people you want to remember, ;heck, you may even be proud to be an American, but don’t ever — ever! — let that show on the field. Or next thing you know, you’ll be handing $5,000 over to your pal Roger Goodell.
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