Alex Smith may soon be the owner of a $15,000 hat. If the San Francisco 49ers quarterback continues to show up to post-game press conferences donning a San Francisco Giants hat, he will be fined $15,000 by the NFL for violating a league policy on wearing non-sponsered gear 90 minutes before and after games, according to a report Wednesday from Cam Inman of The San Jose Mercury-News: If he does so again, he says he’ll be fined $15,000 by the NFL. The irony of the situation is that, according to Inman, it’s former 9′ers safety Merton Hanks, now an executive in the league office, who would impose the fine on Smith. In fact, the league already issued a $15,000 fine to Smith for wearing the hat but then retracted the penalty, opting instead to issue a warning. If he wears it again, he’ll be out $15,000. Source: Sports Illustrated
WOW its all about the money yeesh....So basically these players need to be a walking billboard for Nike before and after the game. BREAKING NEWS!!! Alex Smith fined $50,000 for wearing star wars underwear to bed!!! All NFL players must wear licensed Nike underwear only!!!!
Nearly fined? How is it not a full fledged fine? If someone wears alternate colored socks or makes a sharpie mark on their cleats, they're fined...lol.
