NFL Wants To Rein In On-Field Profanity Among Players

Discussion in 'NFL General Discussion' started by SRW, Sep 15, 2013.

  1. SRW

    SRW Ex-World's Worst Site Admin

    A week after officials in the Seahawks-Panthers game warned players about excessive profanity targeted at the opposing team, the NFL would like to crack down on the potty-mouthed smack-talking.

    On Saturday, VP of officials Dean Blandino told ESPN that officials want to curtail "actions [verbal or otherwise] directed at an opponent."

    Blandino said that profanity alone isn't prohibited but noted that when verbal actions are directed at an opponent, it's usually profane. So after a week of games that included plenty of fights and a handful of ejections, expect officials to be a little quicker to call unsportsmanlike conduct penalties when players can control their gum-flapping.

    Source: CBS Sports
     
  2. Steve12

    Steve12 The night is dark and full of terrors

    Screw that freaking crap. These are grown freaking men.
     
  3. Tarkus

    Tarkus The Thread Stalker

    If their parents couldn't stop 'em... lol

    Just the NFL fines dept. getting creative.
     
  4. SRW

    SRW Ex-World's Worst Site Admin

    What's the next thing they are going to want to fine, dirty looks?
     
  5. Walnuts

    Walnuts All-Pro

    Translation to english - "Keep your monkey mouths shut and do what you're told you filthy negroes."
     
  6. BoltzRule

    BoltzRule Fans refugee

    NFL starting to resemble a govt. Fines for everything.
     
  7. DaBears22

    DaBears22 Matt Forte = future MVP Staff Member

    Lame, fines and penalties aren't going to change "Screw you motherhecker and your mom sat on my rod last night" to "Gosh man, nice late tackle, how's your mom doing?" :lol:
     
  8. 86WARD

    86WARD -

    But they won't lay down a fine for flipping the bird? Lol...
     
  9. CaptainStubing

    CaptainStubing Gave her a Dirty Sanchez

    cussing and football go hand-in-hand. They cannot get rid of it.
     
  10. ragman

    ragman Pro Bowler Fantasy Guru

    Good luck with this, NFL.

    Anybody hear Terry Bradshaw use the F-word when he thought he was off the air the other day?:icon_smile:
     
  11. 86WARD

    86WARD -

    Well they'll have to eliminate it from the coach speak and the locker rooms and the practices as well...right?
     
  12. DaBearsrule4ever

    DaBearsrule4ever Hall Of Famer

    This is not really surprising to me. I knew the NFL would try this eventually.
     
  13. Buck Fenson

    Buck Fenson formerly Jake from State Farm

    just the NFL's way of getting money back from the players. I thought the owners thought they gave the players too much money when the collective bargaining was ratified.
     
  14. DaBears22

    DaBears22 Matt Forte = future MVP Staff Member

    It's amazing he can say that word since he can't spell cat given the c and the t. :lol:
     
  15. DaBears22

    DaBears22 Matt Forte = future MVP Staff Member

    If the aim is to reduce the amount of cussing on the field they should go after their poster boy Brady first.
     
  16. ragman

    ragman Pro Bowler Fantasy Guru

    Tom Terrific? Cuss? I'm totally shocked by this.:icon_smile:
     
  17. Tarkus

    Tarkus The Thread Stalker

  18. Diesel44

    Diesel44 Serial Killer

    you can't keep cussing off the playing field and the locker room any better than you can keep it out of the military.
     
  19. ICECOLD

    ICECOLD 1st Stringer

    I guess they feel they can fine for anything, given that they hand out fines for wearing the wrong tshirt
     
  20. 86WARD

    86WARD -