Cincinnati Bengal WR Chad Ochocinco fined for orange chin strap
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Bill Jempty | Saturday, August 29, 2009 |
He isn’t happy about it either.
Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco was fined $5,000 for wearing an orange chin strap during a preseason game.
Ochocinco first wrote about the fine on his Twitter account Saturday, saying, “WTF I got a damn fine already, it’s the damn preseason, this is some b——-!!!!”
Rule 5, Section 4, Article 3(a) specifies that all players must wear a “Helmet with chin strap (white only) fastened and face mask attached.”
On his Twitter account, Ochocinco said he was suing the NFL for discrimination.
“Im sueing [sic] the NFL,” he wrote at about 1:45 p.m. ET, “I am color blind so this fine is discriminating because I’m disabled in a way, this is a sad day for me:(”
He also posted a photograph of the letter he received from the league.
Ochocinco also posted a reaction to the fine on ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen’s Twitter account, writing, “mort this is [expletive] ridiculous, I am typing a letter back to the league office as we speak, I’m fining they a$$ [sic] back!!!!
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What is more ludicrous- The fine or Ochocinco’s reaction?
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