Who did he piss off? Another 48k on a blitz pickup where the crown of his helmet contacts defenders chest. Like try picking up a ILB on a unblocked blitz at full speed. He has probably lost 1/5 of his after tax salary. At some pint unless someone is taking care of him he is going to have to make business decisions.
I feel bad for Warren
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Exactly. It should be percentage based. Warren couod play his last game tomorrow. There are no guarantees. His pick up of the Blitzer looked text book. Some of this is natural reaction.
Meh, I believe that it is tax deductible because it ultimately goes to charity… they don’t just keep it.. so thats a bit more palatable… but still it’s unreasonable to fine a guy making less than a million a year a whole paycheck when its the same fine for a guy making a million bucks a game..
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I watched it live of course but did not register it in my mind as a fine. went back and rewatched it several times today. it looks to me like it was a textbook block. All backs are trained to do exactly that.
The NFL has chosen yet another way to ruin the product being put on the field. The escalation in fines and the ridiculousness of them this year is just off the charts.
Don't get me wrong. I didn't think Pickens play was terrible but if I had to pick btw the two at least his had intent of a foul. And was called one on field. I feel like both of Warren's fines I could sit with the all 22 and go there is 48k. Oh there's another.
Yeah Warren got screwed. I feel sorry for him but there's a part of me that doesn't. Being fined that much means you make an awful lot of money. I wish I made $870,000 a yr.
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Don’t be so certain on the proportions of what goes to the charity and what is kept for operational and salary of the charity fund. I read one time the differential put that charity in the “bad” charity category. Don’t fear though because the NFL makes you think how good a thing they are doing. I’m not going to take the time to investigate it but it seems my memory remembers something to that affect. Things may have changed since then, but I’m doubting it.
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How would you feel if someone wrongly took 10 percent of that. Then there are guys like Rudolph who don't even have to play making more and cant get fined......cause they don't play.
Just remember, when they start pushing flag football, a public protest of the most severe kind must happen… well to them at least…
Step one. Quit buying tickets to see the game
Step two. Quit watching on TV
Step three. Get one designated person for each broadcast to watch, but list every product that is advertised during the game so they can be boycotted, thus ruining tge revenue that drives the game…
Id give it one season before they scrap the flag football idea, tape spikes to uniforms, and then give out awards for most violent hits …
Money drives them. Even tge potential concussion lawsuits would really be a drop in the bucket in the big picture, but I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the push for a less violent game coincided with the polls that found europeans found tge sport too violent… Goodell has always wanted to expand into Europe
Step one. Quit buying tickets to see the game
Step two. Quit watching on TV
Step three. Get one designated person for each broadcast to watch, but list every product that is advertised during the game so they can be boycotted, thus ruining tge revenue that drives the game…
Id give it one season before they scrap the flag football idea, tape spikes to uniforms, and then give out awards for most violent hits …
Money drives them. Even tge potential concussion lawsuits would really be a drop in the bucket in the big picture, but I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the push for a less violent game coincided with the polls that found europeans found tge sport too violent… Goodell has always wanted to expand into Europe
I'd be more pissed at being fined for the so-called infraction than the actual amount of the fine. I could remind myself I'm still making $800,000, but I really wouldn't need too.
James Harrison was that way. Yes, I know he made a lot more.
I could also tell myself how privileged I am to make that kind of money for playing a game, but I wouldn't need to do that either.
I could also tell myself that I'm not stuck in this salary, that I have proven myself and will command a salary increase at the end of 2024 when my contract is up.
Woe is me.
WebMay 2, 2022 · Jaylen Warren signed a 3 year, $2,572,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers, including a $12,000 signing bonus, $12,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $857,333. In 2023, Warren will earn a base salary of $870,000, while carrying a …
What Rudolf or anyone else makes is irrelevant. A rich man gets fined just as much for speeding as does an average wage earner.
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They are STILL fighting the upcoming lawsuit on CTE, that's what all the flags and fines are really all about, all for being able to say "See, we tried EVERYTHING we could to limit concussions!"
To me the term probable intent has to come into play. Jaylen Warren did exactly what he was trained to do on that block and natural reflexes of an oncoming collision did the rest. I reject what you are saying Stewey. Warren losing 10 percent of his salary is huge. He blows out his knee sometime this year he is done and after taxes he has not made close to lifetime money.
And if we are talking Ave person salary they tool away an Ave. Person yearly salary for a decision he made in the blink of an eye.
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Makes zero sense the guy gives it is all
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Agree 100%. there is a reason he makes 800k. his career could be over on any given play. to fine him for what most consider a good play is crazy. to make it 48k is just wrong
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They had a chance with their last contract - that was the time to stop it.
Sorry not good at linking. ESPN article quoting Warren and Watt sayng same thing as here.
I went back and watched and I didn’t see anything warranting a fine. I don’t get it.
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People have a choice to play or not to play. It's a collision sport. Your risk of injury is 100%. You damn sure know the risks by the time you reach pro level.
Just go to flags and be done with it.