The New York Jets aren't writing the NFL a $100,000 check just yet. The team is appealing the hefty fine issued by the league last week for violating rules when Jets assistant coach Sal Alosi ordered players to form a sideline wall, then tripped Miami Dolphins rookie Nolan Carroll during a punt return last month. Meeting with the media for the first time since the fine, special teams coordinator Mike Westhoff said Wednesday he didn't want to comment, but he revealed the Jets were appealing by calling it "an unresolved issue." "You know where I've stood on the thing the whole time," Westhoff said. "I was not involved in it. ... It's just something that, the whole thing is just very frustrating for me to be involved in." After Westhoff's comments, team spokesman Bruce Speight confirmed the Jets are appealing the fine, calling it "a typical course of action whenever you receive a fine." Speight added that conversations between the team and the league would remain confidential. Source: Associated Press
