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NFL fines coaches $250k each for conduct toward officials
NFL fines Mike Vrabel, Aaron Glenn, Nick Sirianni $250,000 each for conduct toward officials.
In brief
NFL fines Mike Vrabel, Aaron Glenn, Nick Sirianni $250,000 each for conduct toward officials. NFL fines three coaches $250,000 each for conduct toward officials, with fines in abeyance and no specific behavior identified. Originally reported by NBC Sports.
NFL fines coaches
The NFL fined Patriots coach Mike Vrabel, Jets coach Aaron Glenn, and Eagles coach Nick Sirianni $250,000 each for conduct toward officials.
Fines in abeyance
The fines are in abeyance, meaning they’d be on hold and could be repealed with good behavior.
Borderline amounts
The fines are borderline cartoonish, as Bill Belichick was fined $50,000 in 2012 and Jed York $500,000 recently.
No specific behavior
The specific behavior that prompted the fines has not been identified by the league.
Vrabel's comment
Vrabel said, 'I told him it was a terrible, I’m not going to say effing, call.'
“I told him it was a terrible, I’m not going to say effing, call”
Olive branch
The fines feel like an olive branch after officials were suspended for interactions with players.
The headline
NFL fines three coaches $250,000 each for conduct toward officials, with fines in abeyance and no specific behavior identified.
