blogs.jsonline.com - 9/19/2008
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Green Bay - The Packers have only played two games, but linebacker Nick Barnett has all ready racked up three fines. Barnett found out Thursday that he was fined $7,500 by the league for his shoulder-to-helmet hit on Detroit Lions quarterback Jon Kitna in Sunday's game. "Why would I be ...
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NFL Quarterbacks are No Longer Football Players
Rumors and Rants —
... But after reading that Packers middle linebacker Nick Barnett has been fined $7,500 by the league for a nondescript hit on Jon Kitna last week, we think it’s gone too far. There comes a point when quarterbacks have to regain their masculinity and become football players again. ...
TWO WEEKS, TWO FINES FOR BARNETT
ProFootballTalk.com —
Packers linebacker Nick Barnett gave up his paycheck for Week One against the Vikings for violating the Personal Conduct Policy. He came out of that game in the hole, thanks to a $7,500 fine for a horse-collar tackle. Barnett got a paycheck for Week Two against the Lions, but he lost another $7,500 due to a shoulder-to-helmet hit on quarterback Jon Kitna.“ Why would I be fined ?” Barnett said Wednesday when asked about possibly being fined. “He was out of the pocket. He was a running back. How are you supposed to tackle the guy?” Barnett plans to appeal the fine.
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Yahoo! Sports - NFL News 9/19/2008
Packers linebacker Nick Barnett said Friday he would appeal the second fine he received in as many weeks from the NFL. Barnett was fined $7,500 earlier this week for a helmet-to-helmet contact on a hit of Detroit quarterback Jon Kitna in the last ...
