Mixon challenges commish to coin flip

[George Cantstandya]

(01-14-2023, 06:54 PM)pally Wrote: this is bogus.  He should have gotten a suspension in addition to being expelled from the game.  But an identical fine to Mixon?  seriously?  1 physically attacked a trainer who was out on the field to deal with an injured opponent and the other hurt the commissioner's feelings.  And they are treated the same

Quay Walker got fined $13,261 for shoving an athletic trainer.

Joe Mixon got fined the exact same amount for flipping a quarter after a touchdown.

Wild priorities from the NFL

— Blake Jewell (@BlakeJewellNFL) January 14, 2023

You can thank the collective bargaining agreement for that.  Under the CBA the NFL has a fine schedule.  A first Unsportsmanlike Conduct comes with a $13,261 price tag.   Both acts were considered as such.  While one is worse than the other, under the fine schedule they are treated the same as far as financial penalty.  Here is the 2022 fine schedule for those interested.

https://operations.nfl.com/inside-football-ops/rules-enforcement/accountability-fines-appeals/

I thought this was Walker's 2nd offense but it looks like he was not fined for his ejection during the Bills game earlier this year.  So they must have cleared him from that one for some reason.   I can't find why just that he wasn't fined. 

Sure we can argue that Walker should have been punished more harshly, perhaps including a suspension.  But none of that affects what Mixon was fined.  He was fined according to the NFL/NFLPA's agreed upon schedule of infractions and fines for a first offense unsportsmanlike conduct.   Using a prop falls under the rules of Unsportsmanlike Conduct, Article 1 Prohibited Acts.