Three NFL head coaches are facing a hefty price tag for their conduct toward game officials.
According to a report from Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer on Wednesday, Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni, New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel and New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn are all in line for potential $250,000 fines. The report comes out of this week’s NFL owners’ meetings, though it remains unclear when the fines were issued or what specific actions triggered them.
Breer also reported that the penalties may not be final. He said the fines are potentially in abeyance, meaning they are on hold and could still be wiped away if there is good behavior.
From Breer:
"Inside the meeting room, the league did address the heightening tension between coaches, players and officials on the game field. They cited examples, including this news: Patriots coach Mike Vrabel, Jets coach Aaron Glenn and Eagles coach Nick Sirianni were fined $250,000 for conduct toward officials.
That, of course, is a pretty stiff penalty and a clear statement. I’ve also heard that the fines are in abeyance, meaning they’d be on hold, and could be repealed with good behavior.
As EVP of football operations, Troy Vincent also mentioned in his press availability a discussion of sportsmanship in the game, following talks with the NFLPA about the celebration fines that were assessed then rescinded (Kyle Juszczyk’s being the most prominent of them) earlier in the year."
The size of the fines sends a loud message about where the league wants things to stand. The NFL appears to be drawing a hard line on behavior it views as out of bounds, and it is doing so with money attached.
It also fits a broader pattern. The league has already handed out celebration fines to players for pretending to take drinks on the field, only to later rescind them after the backlash made the move look misguided.
And the league’s concerns are not limited to the sidelines. Tensions between coaches, players and officials have become enough of a problem that the NFL has also suspended two officials for conduct directed at players.
Game days are stressful, the competition is fierce, and tempers can run hot. The league seems determined to cool things down, and it is making clear that crossing the line can come with a very expensive consequence.
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