The San Francisco strong safety learned Tuesday he was being fined $21,000 for his hit on St. Louis Rams' wide receiver Chris Givens in the end zone with just under six minutes to play in Thursday's 35-11 49ers victory. Whitner said he would appeal the penalty and has made up T-shirts with (hashtag)LegalHitner on the front that he will sell to drum up support. ''In my mind that hit was legal,'' Whitner said. ''I lowered my shoulder and went for the midsection, where the ball was.'' ''I'm not happy with it,'' Whitner said. ''The intent is not there. Maybe we should all put flags on and pull them off. Maybe the fans will like that.'' Source: Yahoo!Sports Sweets's Take: This is total BS, I watched that hit over and over and over again and that hit was totally legal. I guess it really is time to wear the flags around the waist. Pathetic!
