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HINES WARD FINED $5,000 FOR UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS
Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward has been fined $5,000 for unnecessary roughness during Pittsburgh’s September 29 game against the Ravens. Ward says he thinks he knows which hit drew the fine, but that he’s baffled that he’s getting fined even though he was not penalized on ...
 Hines Ward with a huge hit on Keith Rivers (video)
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Hines Ward is a Dirty Player!!!
Hines Ward is a Dirty Player!!!
blacksportsonline.com — Yeah I said it. Even though the bias mainstream sports media won't. Hines Ward is a dirty... player. He is a headhunter who likes to think he is tough because he can block someone when they aren't looking. That really makes him a tough guy. He cries about getting fined when he is doing ... (more) Hines Ward is a Dirty Player!!!
 Hines Ward decleats a Bengal (video)
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Hines Ward decleats a Bengal (video)
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Hines Ward Hits Keith Rivers, Breaks His Jaw and Knocks Him Out for the Season
Larry Brown Sports — ... Hines Ward is notoriously one of the toughest players in the NFL. He’s been fined several times throughout his career for his brutal play, including an incident two weeks ago for unncessary roughness against the Ravens. Apparently the strain on his wallet hasn’t deterred him from bringing his physical play to the field. Check out this hit he delievered on Bengals rookie linebacker Keith Rivers that resulted in a broken jaw: ...

Takeo Spikes: NFL Getting Carried Away With Fines for Defensive Players
Larry Brown Sports — ... of the Cardinals, it just so happens that Boldin was severely injured on the play. No reason to fine Smith for the hit, but the NFL did. They’ve become fine-happy with guys like Hines Ward and have all but sent a message that players should think twice before delivering hard hits. At least that’s how 49ers linebacker Takeo Spikes said he felt when he was a guest on The Monty Show on ...

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HINES WARD, MIKE TOMLIN DON’T UNDERSTAND NFL FINES
profootballtalk.com 10/14/2008 — Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward has been fined for unnecessary roughness after each of Pittsburgh’s last two games, and both he and coach Mike Tomlin say they don’t understand what he did wrong. “I don’t understand, if you ...
Playing At Jacksonville, Bring Your Checkbook
miracle.realsportsbloggers.com 10/15/2008 — On October 5th in a Sunday Night game the Steelers beat the Jaguars 26-21. But the Jaguars wouldn’t have to avenge that loss on the field, they got the NFL front office to do it for them. Four Pittsburgh players were fined a total of $40,000 by the NFL after that game. Fined for what you ask? ...
Ward Objects
steelersgab.com 10/15/2008 — Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward says that he is going to appeal a set of fines handed down by the NFL that will lighten his wallet by 15-thousand dollars. Ward was fined five thousand dollars for hurtling a player along the Baltimore sidelines in an overtime in at Heinz Field and another ...
Hines Ward crushes Keith Rivers. Is he getting fined?
postgameheroes.com 10/20/2008 — Dagger of PGH leads a discussion on whether Hines Ward's hit on Keith Rivers deserves a fine.
Video: Mark Schlereth Calls Out The NFL For Being HypocritesSportaphile
Quick backstory. The NFL fined Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward for unnecessary roughness and Troy Polamalu came to his team mates defense saying the NFL doesn’t allow its players to be tough like in the old days. To my surprise and enjoyment, former NFL player Mark Schlereth backed ...
Will Hines Get Fined Again?Intentional Foul
Last week, Troy Polamalu made the news when he lambasted the NFL for its hair-trigger fine policy. A big part of Polamalu’s complaint had to do with fines Hines Ward received for laying some crushing blocks, none of which warranted an in-game penalty. After yesterday’s game ...
Sucked Into the NFL's Black Hole, Week 7The Sporting Blog
Everything on this planet is soon going to disappear into a massive black hole . Each Monday, we’ll present those football-related elements that have already been swallowed into the abyss. Hines Ward Getting the Message. Ward has already been fined twice this year for unnecessary ...
Hines Ward Bounty: $5WhoDeyRevolution
That's it.  It's getting fucking ridiculous.  Hines Ward just took out Keith Rivers perhaps for the year says C Trent . So we're starting a bounty on his head KSK style.  I hate that prick with every fiber of my body. Update:  Hines has apparently been fined twice ...
Steelers Saftey refuses to cut hair till NFL gets it’s act together…Pyle of List
Steelers Safety and former USC Trojan Troy Polamalu has had it with the the NFL. The hard hitting DB says, “It’s becoming more and more flag football, two-hand touch.” Comments come after the NFL has fined Polamalu’s teammate Hines Ward for hits in the last 2 weeks.  ...
Troy Polamalu on the state of the NFL: It's all pansied-upShutdown Corner
Steelers James Harrison and Hines Ward have taken substantial league fines recently for hits that didn't necessarily occur to me as fineable offenses. In the case of Ward, he doesn't even know why he was fined to begin with. Polamalu told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that the NFL is more ...
Mike Tomlin Wants NFL to Explain Why Hines Ward Was Fined $10KFanHouse
Another week, another fine for Hines Ward , who now owes the league $10,000 for unnecessary roughness penalties in consecutive games against Ravens and Jaguars. Neither incident elicited a flag, which isn't particularly noteworthy (players are fined weekly for on-field transgressions that ...
Hines Ward fined unnecessarily for unnecessary roughnessThe Steelyard
It has recently come to light that Steelers’ wide receiver Hines Ward has been fined twice this season by the NFL — on two consecutive weeks, a total of $15,000 — for “unnecessary roughness,” in spite of the fact that he wasn’t penalized for such a rule violation in either of the two applicable ...
Steelers ask NFL to explain Ward's roughness finesESPN.com - NFL
The Steelers are asking the NFL to clarify why Hines Ward was fined $15,000 the past two games for unnecessary roughness despite not being penalized. >
Steelers, Ward puzzled by multiple roughness finesBoston.com -- Football news
The Pittsburgh Steelers are asking the NFL to clarify why Hines Ward, one of the league's best-blocking wide receivers, was fined $15,000 the past two games for unnecessary roughness despite not being penalized.
Steelers, Ward puzzled by multiple roughness finesThe Seattle Times: Sports
The Pittsburgh Steelers are asking the NFL to clarify why Hines Ward, one of the league's best-blocking wide receivers, was fined $15,000 the past two games for unnecessary roughness despite not being penalized.
Steelers ask NFL to clarify Ward's fines (AP)Yahoo! Sports - NFL News
The Pittsburgh Steelers are asking the NFL to clarify why Hines Ward, one of the league's best-blocking wide receivers, was fined $15,000 the past two games for unnecessary roughness despite not being penalized. Ward was fined $10,000 following the ...