finnegan should get less since he never threw a punch
and he only tore off aj's helmet in response to it being done to him
i don't see how aj doesn't get at least a game
You need to watch it again because Finnegan absolutely threw the first punch. He swung at AJ and hit him in the side of the head right after AJ ripped the little fake Irishman's helmet off.
if you're going to call that slap a "punch", then finnegan threw the first "punch" at the snap with the illegal hands to the face. What you're referring to as a "punch" would only draw a flag, not a fine or suspension.bottom line is that aj did quite a bit more to be suspended/fined.
Now his reputation, or actually more accurately, Finnegan's negative reputation, might save him from suspension, if the league just goes by the actual events, suspension is likely.