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Make it 130k. You somehow forgot to highlight "improper use of helmet/launching" which seems to fit perfectly.nfl.com $107,077 for OBJ?
I doubt that happens. They won't allow the player and team to manipulate which game he misses. They have a must win game with Minnesota this week. If they lose, next week's game means nothing. The league isn't going to let the Giants dictate which game he misses. If there's a suspension, it'll be announced today or tomorrow and the appeal will be Friday.
It happens all of the time. The suspension comes down, the player appeals late in the week (Friday night or even Saturday), leaving no time for the appeal hearing prior to the game. He's playing this week. Mark my words.
That's what always happens. The league's goal isn't to punish the entire Giants organization.
They're trying to win a game. It's not up to the league how the Giants use their players. Some of you are going way off the deep end here. Punish the team WTF....cmon.
Huge Giants fan here, and I could not agree more, and said that several times during the game. Completely lost all respect for Coughlin, who said he "never even considered benching him" and seemed to have a very indifferent attitude about it after the game. I would think the Mara's can't be too happy with his antics, as he has really embarrassed the organization.
An even worse scenario is that he appeals the decision and is granted to play in week 16 and then Coughlin benches him anyway, leaving fantasy players with that blank stare on their faces.
Now THAT will never happen. Coughlin already showed you that he's ok with the behavior.
Yes, obviously it takes two to tango but I'm really only talking about OBJ because it is an OBJ thread and because his action was the one that clearly, clearly was too far out of line to ignore.
while you're probably right, the NFL has to know OBJ will be in many FF leagues Super Bowls. They make boatloads off FF, therefore they let him play this week.
Was a very chippy, physical game. Beckham should get a big fine for the spear but suspension is silly.
My thoughts, exactly. Especially the loss of respect. I'm probably making a mountain out of a mole hill but this IS the Mara family and should the Giants not make the playoffs, this could be heavily weighed on a decision to go another direction. That was embarrassing to the team and the family and I don't think it will cut it.
If that were the case, Josh Gordon and Justin Blackmon would be in the league.while you're probably right, the NFL has to know OBJ will be in many FF leagues Super Bowls. They make boatloads off FF, therefore they let him play this week.
or at least that's my hope as I have Eli and OBJ in the Super Bowl.
With all due respect...I am assuming based on your location you are a Giants fan (as am I). The merits of suspension could be argued, but the obvious intent to injure Norman on the spear make it far from silly. The only thing saving OBJ is the miraculous fact that Norman didn't get injured at all. If Norman had been injured, this would have escalated to an entirely other level.
Absolutely agree. Had that occurred, OBJ probably gets ejected, fined, and suspended. If not ejected, the Panthers certainly would have filed a complaint with the league and I'd bet there would be an officiating crew on the commissioner's carpet explaining themselves this morning (if they haven't already).
If that were the case, Josh Gordon and Justin Blackmon would be in the league.while you're probably right, the NFL has to know OBJ will be in many FF leagues Super Bowls. They make boatloads off FF, therefore they let him play this week.
or at least that's my hope as I have Eli and OBJ in the Super Bowl.
one week, one game vs. a pattern of behavior. To be clear, I'm not suggesting they not suspend OBJ, just that it isn't for week 16.
ridiculously he didn't even get a penalty for that. It's that stuff that the refs didn't address early that led to the escalation throughout the game.
Just going to leave this here.
Huh? Am I correctly translating these posts to imply that OBJ may be gay and that Norman may have incited OBJ's reactions because of this somehow?
And this suspected "gay" guy (by some in the media) is the most dominate and electrifying WR in this mans game full of testosterone, what does that say about the people covering him?
I just listened (link below).
If he comes out today no way the NFL suspends him.
Ha. Unfortunately, you are correct. Even though everyone (Giants fans and ODB owners aside) know that Beckham deserves a suspension, he'd become untouchable if he worked up the courage to come out today.
