Frank Gore fined $10,500 for wearing socks too low.

[Dustin]

https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/294174121313587200

 

Wonder how much Brady will get fined for almost breaking a dudes leg.

[Dustin]

You can get fined for wearing your socks too low, but you aren't required to wear knee, thigh, or hip pads.

[jvan1973]

You can get fined for wearing your socks too low, but you aren't required to wear knee, thigh, or hip pads.

Soooo stupid

[Dustin]

Trent Williams got fined $7,875 for punching a guy in the face after the game was over.

[jvan1973]

Trent Williams got fined $7,875 for punching a guy in the face after the game was over.

When he hit sherman? Sherman had that coming imo... But it was still worse than wearing short socks..

[hawkeyes]

LOL,how do you almost break a guys leg?    Child please!

[Dustin]

LOL,how do you almost break a guys leg?    Child please!

 

By straight legging him in the knee when he's running full speed. 

[SilentHill]

Really? 10K for wearing socks "too low"?

 

wow. just wow.

[Coltsfanman1953]

Who keeps the low sock money? 

[No 1 Manning Fan]

What is the rationale behind the sock rule?

[jvan1973]

Who keeps the low sock money?

I heard they donate all the fine money to charity..

[jvan1973]

What is the rationale behind the sock rule?

So everyone is uniform. No individualism. The year Unitas died, Peyton asked if he could wear black high tops to honor him. They said no, and he would be fined if he did

[shakedownstreet]

What is the rationale behind the sock rule?

 

it's a variant of the tuck rule

[Vance]

Kareem Jackson got fined earlier this season for wearing his socks too high, lol.

[hawkeyes]

Did Reggie get fined for wearing his orange gloves?

[Dustin]

Did Reggie get fined for wearing his orange gloves?

 

Nope.

[southwest1]

You can get fined for wearing your socks too low, but you aren't required to wear knee, thigh, or hip pads.

 

 

Soooo stupid

I agree 100% sock height is worthy of a 10K fine really? Can we measure the NFL Commissioner's sock level & fine him too? 

 

[BrentMc11]

These fines sock! They sock sooooo bad....in fact in some countries wearing socks socks!  

[nburgmei]

I agree 100% sock height is worthy of a 10K fine really? Can we measure the NFL Commissioner's sock level & fine him too? 

 

My guess is that ruler might be the reason he feels the need to be so autocratic...

[shakedownstreet]

do kickers get fined for kicking barefoot? 

[NewColtsFan]

This is the corporate part of the NFL that I absolutely hate and despite.

 

It's why some refer to the N-F-L as the No Fun League.

 

Just a giant corporation run by Old White Men.    And I say that as someone who might be perceived as an Old (55) White Man.

 

This stuff is just ridiculous....            :slaphead:     

[Qwiz]

My guess is that ruler might be the reason he feels the need to be so autocratic...

Little Ruler Syndrome...

[PrincetonTiger]

unbelievable

[southwest1]

My guess is that ruler might be the reason he feels the need to be so autocratic...

 

 

do kickers get fined for kicking barefoot?

Rodger Goodell does seem more that a little tyrannical in the sock puppet height stipulations requirements. Good question about barefoot kickers. If a kicker got a Nike tattoo on their foot, would that pardon a kicker from a fine since that company is the official NFL sponsor? I'm just curious...

 

[shakedownstreet]

the tuck rule requires players to tuck in their jerseys. there is a rarely seen amendment to the rule that gives the ball back to qb's after a fumble

[21isSuperman]

This is ridiculous.  I wouldn't pay, if I was Gore.

[jjcolts]

NFL sent a memo to Alex Smith in the beginning of the season because he was wearing a SF Giants hat in the podium. 

 

Threatened to fine him.

 

$10,500 for socks too low and $10,000 for unnecessary roughness (brady's fine)....

 

YUP good message NFL....you really do care about your player's safety more than your brand...

[spoonfish]

On one hand it is insane to fine a person on the positioning of their socks, but one the other hand he was warned.  Gore knew the NFL would fine him and apparently it was worth it.  Craziness on both sides.

[Dustin]

On one hand it is insane to fine a person on the positioning of their socks, but one the other hand he was warned.  Gore knew the NFL would fine him and apparently it was worth it.  Craziness on both sides.

 

His prior fine wasn't a dress code violation. It was him throwing the ball into the stands.

[spoonfish]

His prior fine wasn't a dress code violation. It was him throwing the ball into the stands.

I'm not sure what you are referencing.   The NFL wouldn't have fined him 10,500 without many, many warnings.  I think he chose to ignore them.

[Dustin]

I'm not sure what you are referencing.   The NFL wouldn't have fined him 10,500 without many, many warnings.  I think he chose to ignore them.

 

They get fined more when they violate the rules for a second time, but it doesn't have to be the same rule that he violates. Essentially when he threw the ball into the stands he was fined about $5,000 and the sock thing was his second violation.

[spoonfish]

They get fined more when they violate the rules for a second time, but it doesn't have to be the same rule that he violates. Essentially when he threw the ball into the stands he was fined about $5,000 and the sock thing was his second violation.

 I didn't know that.  I couldn't find two links that were consistent on how the NFL fines players.

[Callie]

Can someone post a picture example?

 

Also, I assume this rule doesn't apply if the sock falls down while in play?

 

Also, how did Tebow get away with wearing short socks? Where his legs were exposed.

 

Here is the game I was talking about

[shecolt]

I would have to know a little more about this story before I could pin all the blame on the NFL or Goodell.

 

1.  When an agreement was reached between the NFL and the NFLPA wasn't the issue of proper dress code addressed and the amount fined for not adhering to the dress code agreed upon?  And, that a second violation of any rule could/would double the amount of a fine?

 

2.  Was he asked to pull up his socks and refused to do so?  When my children played soccer in high school, a ref looked at them prior to the game.  If their attire did not meet regulations, they were not allowed to play until those regulations were met.  Do they do any pre-game screening like that in the NFL?

 

Also, those socks were not just a little low.  He was wearing them like they were anklets.

 

 

[Callie]

I see that they were super low!

I might be more understanding if they were playing in Miami in a hot hot game.

[ColtsBlueFL]

His prior fine wasn't a dress code violation. It was him throwing the ball into the stands.

 

According to this, he was fined 5,250 earlier this season for uniform violation.

 

http://nbcbayarea.csnbayarea.com/blog/matt-maiocco/gores-second-uniform-violation-draws-fine-nfl

[BrentMc11]

do kickers get fined for kicking barefoot? 

No, but they are never allowed to kick from the 'one foot' line'  

[ruksak]

I would have to know a little more about this story before I could pin all the blame on the NFL or Goodell.

 

1.  When an agreement was reached between the NFL and the NFLPA wasn't the issue of proper dress code addressed and the amount fined for not adhering to the dress code agreed upon?  And, that a second violation of any rule could/would double the amount of a fine?

 

2.  Was he asked to pull up his socks and refused to do so?  When my children played soccer in high school, a ref looked at them prior to the game.  If their attire did not meet regulations, they were not allowed to play until those regulations were met.  Do they do any pre-game screening like that in the NFL?

 

Also, those socks were not just a little low.  He was wearing them like they were anklets.

 

 

 

 

I'll add to this by saying;

 

These guys are filthy rich. Any fine that wouldn't be seen as obscene by you or I would simply be laughed off by the offending player. If these fines weren't proportional to their income, what we, as fans, would be treated to every Sunday is dozens of professional athletes dressing like hip-hop stars in a rap video. 

 

I know that some see this as "no fun".....but there must be a line in the sand, so to speak. 

[braveheartcolt]

I'll add to this by saying;

 

These guys are filthy rich. Any fine that wouldn't be seen as obscene by you or I would simply be laughed off by the offending player. If these fines weren't proportional to their income, what we, as fans, would be treated to every Sunday is dozens of professional athletes dressing like hip-hop stars in a rap video. 

 

I know that some see this as "no fun".....but there must be a line in the sand, so to speak. 

This is easy to fix. Any uniform violations and you are automatically traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars. That would sort it. 

[hawkeyes]

Nope.

 

 

;)   So the NFLs penalty system is just another political charade of "names" ... Roger you're pathetic!