4. A $10,000 grand fine for hurling a ball by a running back
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Estimated total fine: $10,000*; year of fine: 2010.
And just when you thought you'd heard it all, an NFL running back was fined $10,000 for flinging a football in 2010. Alright, so it's not quite that easy, but it's still ridiculous. In a furious outburst during a late-season game against the Indianapolis Colts, Brandon Jacobs threw the ball a bit too forcefully and into the seats.
Wesley Hitt/GGetty Images Running back fined $10 grand for throwing a ball
Jacobs lost a cool $10,000 due to his ball toss. However, it also imparted to him a very important lesson. Don't chuck the ball if you are being paid to run it. It will not go well in the end.
5. Messi Was Penalised For Sending Mom a Birthday Wish
The estimated total fine amount for 2011 was $2,200.
When Lionel Messi wrote his mother a birthday card and was fined $2,200 for wearing a shirt with a message on it for her birthday, he demonstrated that he is just as human as the rest of us. Messi is the player that most modern football fans regard as the greatest of all time.
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Naturally, Messi's team and the league were not pleased with his disdain for the regulations. Watchers of the game could see the words "Happy Birthday, Mum" written on the jersey. The shirt was against La Liga policy, which forbids players from displaying inappropriate content.
6.Wes Welker was penalised for donning a hat
The estimated total fine for 2011 was $10,000.
Wes Welker, a former wide receiver for the New England Patriots, was fined $10,000 in 2011 after showing up to a press conference after a game wearing a hat sponsored by the wrong company. Welker was more troubled by the concept of the situation than by the reality that he had been awarded the fine.
Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Wes Welker Fined For Wearing A Hat
Throughout the entire season, the wide receiver wore the same headgear, made of Bonk energy bars. However, the league didn't take action until the end of the season. Welker would have been well aware that the NFL is strict when it comes to sponsorships for its players and coaches, as history has demonstrated.
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