Posted on 12/05/2018 7:59:55 PM PST by Leaning Right
On Thanksgiving, Ezekiel Elliott dropped $21 and Dak Prescott into a giant Salvation Army kettle during a win over the Washington Redskins. His donation ended up costing him more than $13,000.
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“I mean, I didn’t really expect a fine,” Elliott told reporters. “Really don’t care about the fine. It’s all for a good cause. We’re trying to bring awareness to the Salvation Army."
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Elliott and Prescott both backed up their in-game stunts with $21,000 donations to the Salvation Army.
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Too bad they don’t practice as hard on plays and defense as they do on their dance routines.
Doing something decent draws an NFL fine. Insulting our flag, our anthem, our military, our country, and our ancestors - along with half the (former) viewers of the NFL? Nothing.
The NFL just can’t seem to stop tripping all over their own d*ck’s these days. With the huge loss in advertising dollars and fans over the past two years and with the recent announcement of the restart back up of the XFL due the NFL’s stand on kneeling for the National Anthem and pissing off millions of NFL fans one would think that the NFL would stop shooting itself in the feet and head. I for one am still boycotting the NFL in its entirety and looking forward to some XFL football minus any thuggish NFL players.
Simple solution; take the Red Kettle OFF the playing field and put it outside the stadium by the entrance/exit doors so ANY & ALL can drop their contributions to the Salvation Army...
At least the Salvation Navy and Salvation Air Force are exempt.
Those were from the Goodies episode Scoutrageous.
Yes, the league did. AFTER he was cleared of the charges and his ex-girlfriend admitting she lied about it.
I have to agree with what Vince Lombardi had to say on the subject (often attributed to Barry Sanders);
“When you get into the endzone, act like you’ve been there before”.
Hate to be a Scrooge, but he was fined because he used a prop in his end zone celebration. Now, if he had directed that person whom he staged to give him the cash out of his wallet to put the money in the kettle himself, he would have achieved the same thing; self-aggrandizement and promoting charity. Aren’t we the ones that are always saying rules man things? Either way, the NFL owed him one, so now he gets to look like the poor old downtrodden player doing the right thing and the NFL gets to be Ebenezer Scrooge.
Then upon what basis did the NFL suspend him?
They had already made their decision prior to Zeke being exonerated, but did not wish to reverse that decision. Zeke appealed based upon his ex retracting her claim and admitting to lying but lost.
Agree, this was a class act. The first time he jumped into the SA kettle, drawing attention to it. Since Zeke has come off his suspension, I think he’s been a model citizen-—pretty hard in the NFL.
How did he not expect a fine? He did similar last year and got fined. Even though the celebration rules are loosened there is still no props other than the ball allowed. The kettle is a prop.
“They had already made their decision prior to Zeke being exonerated, but did not wish to reverse that decision. Zeke appealed based upon his ex retracting her claim and admitting to lying but lost.”
No they (the NFL) hadn’t!
Please take the time to read this excellent summary:
Even after reading that article, my statement is correct but would add that the League used additional claims to support their suspension. Zeke was exonerated but the League said “too bad, so sad”.
Bad press. The personal conduct policy doesn’t require guilt, it requires actions that reflect poorly on the league, its teams or its players. I don’t think anybody that has been suspended with the policy has been convicted of anything, most weren’t even charged. But the initial act brought negative attention and that’s all it takes.
Never proven. Never convicted. Could have happened. Could have been a shakedown. He’s been a model citizen at least since then.
What about Free Speech???!!!!
Be careful, Zeke, badell will find a reason to suspend you again.
Zeke was not charged for THAT night's events by the Columbus prosecutor who believed there was an abusive relationship between the two.
But the NFL has different standards which he violated and therefore led to his well-deserved suspension.
From Post #36 (on this thread):
The personal conduct policy (of the NFL)doesn’t require guilt, it requires actions that reflect poorly on the league, its teams or its players. I don’t think anybody that has been suspended with the policy has been convicted of anything, most weren’t even charged. But the initial act brought negative attention and that’s all it takes.
If your estimation of his angelic qualities are correct, why didn't Zeke walk into Federal court and sue the azz off the NFL for loss of wages, etc?
Simply put, he couldn't.
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