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Joey Porter only gets fined?!
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 3:05 pm
by Monkeyfeng06
Miami Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter has been fined $141,176, the equivalent of three game checks, by the NFL for his role in a March altercation in which he punched Cincinnati Bengals offensive tackle Levi Jones at a Las Vegas blackjack table.
Porter, 30, pleaded guilty on May 30 to a misdemeanor battery charge stemming from the incident.
The $141,176 fine, first reported by NFL.com and confirmed by league sources, is one of the biggest in NFL history. It represents three-seventeenths of Porter's scheduled base salary of $800,000 for the 2007 season. But it does mean that Porter, who signed a five-year, $32 million contract with the Dolphins after he was released by Pittsburgh this spring, will avoid a suspension.
Dolphins coach Cam Cameron said Porter met with him shortly afterward and apologized. Cameron said the league and team would not punish Porter further, despite NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's recent crackdown on player misbehavior.
"It's over. He has been fined and it's over, and I think he's learned from it," Cameron said at a charity golf tournament.
It is not known if Porter has or will appeal the fine.
An eight-year veteran, Porter had played his entire career with the Steelers before he was released in a salary cap-related move. The loquacious linebacker, one of the best outside pass rushers in the league from a 3-4 alignment, has 461 tackles, 60 sacks, 18 forced fumbles and seven recoveries in 122 games.
so joey porter and his entourage punch levi jones and steal his jewelry and pleaded guilty only gets fined by roger goodell?! i see something wrong here..... plus, the whole thing is recorded on tape and the police has clear evidence that joey porter did it. joey porter also lied to the nfl network. i remember watching his interview with the nfl network crew and said he didn't do anything wrong to levi jones... guess what? weeks later, he confesses and pleads guilty.... and that only costs him a $141,176 fine....
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 6:49 pm
by sideshowking24
yea, somethings not right there. the NFL has got to find a consistent way to deal with player misconduct. and its not like this is the first time Porter has ever done anything wrong.
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 8:38 pm
by Icness
I am interested in hearing Porter's side of the story, if Jones did anything to provoke or fan the flames once the jawing started. Both guys were there with sizeable entourages, which leads me to believe it wasn't all Porter's fault.
Dec. 30th--Cincy at Miami in a game that the Bengals might very well need to get into the playoffs, and the Dolphins might need to lose to ensure the #1 overall pick. Could make for a real interesting matchup on the left side of the Bengals line...
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:21 am
by Monkeyfeng06
Icness wrote:I am interested in hearing Porter's side of the story, if Jones did anything to provoke or fan the flames once the jawing started. Both guys were there with sizeable entourages, which leads me to believe it wasn't all Porter's fault.
i'm sure these trash talks exist off the field but it doesn't make it right to punch a fellow NFL brother!!!
roger goodell, you've disappointed me.
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 4:04 pm
by chibearsfan
Why did he steal his jewelry? What a jerk
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 7:10 pm
by _BBIB_
Porter is a LB. He's expected to be aggressive.
Sad thing is if Michael Vick and his entourage did that, he would still be in the same boat he is now.
Being Michael Vick is a blessing and a curse. And the last few years we've been seeing the side of THE CURSE.
Every little thing he did was magnified. Now that they actually have something on him, it's magnified even more
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 7:41 pm
by Basketball Jesus
_BBIB_ wrote:Sad thing is if Michael Vick and his entourage did that, he would still be in the same boat he is now.
You
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 9:21 pm
by sunshinekids99
While Porter should not have hit Jones, Jones is a big boy and atleast I'm assuming saw it coming. It's not like tried to kill the guy, had sex with a girl under 18, or killed dogs for a living. I don't see why Porter needed to be suspended for that.