It’s hard to argue with this line of reasoning by Michael Silver of Yahoo Sports:
The NFL fined Packers linebacker Clay Matthews $5,000 for wearing yellow cleats with his nasty throwback uniform.
Steelers safety Troy Polamalu got docked twice that amount for borrowing a team doctor’s cell phone on the sidelines – to assure his wife he was OK after suffering an apparent head injury.
And the Jousting Jims, Harbaugh and Schwartz? After a contentious postgame handshake and bumping incident involving the 49ers’ and Lions’ charged-up coaches turned into a full-fledged spectacle at Ford Field two Sundays ago, the NFL took swift and decisive action. Get this: The league reportedly sent out a memo to all 32 teams, reminding everyone to behave at game’s end.
The decision not to fine Harbaugh and Schwartz was so puzzling that Mike Holmgren, the Browns’ president, called the league office, according to Jason Cole of Yahoo Sports:
“Even if we’re only talking about $5,000 or $10,000, there should have been some fine,” Holmgren said. “That’s not good for our league and if my guy [Pat Shurmur] had done it, I’d say the same thing. You have tough, intense games, but afterward, you conduct yourself a certain way. [Bill] Parcells and I had plenty of tough games, but we always were gentlemen to each other after the game.”
Extra point Does Roger Goodell risk the appearance of two standards of justice in his league, one for coaches and one for players?
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