Bates, Taylor, And Team Fined For Faking Injury

[MileHighGrowler]

I don't buy a single word of "it was an obvious fake" or that this in any way related to soccer, or that this impacted the game in any way.

1) Can't prove he did or didn't have a cramp, which do come on out of nowhere at times and can end suddenly as well (we've ALL had that happen whether it's a charlie horse in bed or a cramp on the sports field)
2) How can it be proven that Bates had any idea of the player count so did this to stop the clock (unless there's an obvious sideline signal)
3) Soccer is about the flop to make it look like someone did something; this was Bates all by himself
4) The Chiefs scored so it didn't change the outcome of the game at all

It looked stupid as hell, and the NFL clearly wants to set a standard of some kind so they have a precedent when they call this in a future meaningful game. But I really think this one is ridiculous.