Wednesday, December 24, 2008

"Snow What" Part Deux- Ellis Fined 10-Grand

In the Shield's most recent attempt to earn their nickname of "No Fun League," New York Jets defensive End Shaun Ellis is the proud owner of a $10,000 fine for picking up a chunk of Qwest Field snow Sunday and tossing it up in to the stands.

"It was kind of like a little battlefield out there, so to speak," Ellis said. "I mean, it was just all in fun, going to the locker room."

Hell, if every fan that was tossing snowballs at the Jets in the video below as they walked off the field was fined 10-grand, the league would be rather well off this week.

According to the NFL, players are notified before each season that any contact with fans that potentially presents crowd-control issues and risk of injury is prohibited. Players are also informed that they must not confront fans during games and must leave any issues to security personnel.

Coach Eric Mangini thought his team was put in a dangerous predicament as it walked off the field, saying several people were pelted with snowballs.

"That situation in the stadium in general was not a very safe situation for anybody involved," Mangini said. "That doesn't justify us getting involved in it on the flip side of that. He understands that. We thought that there could've been more done to prevent what was happening in terms of the safety from snowballs coming down."

Mangini seemed to indicate the Jets could raise a stink with the league regarding the behavior of Seattle's fans. What's the league gonna do...? Fine all the fans...???

"I wouldn't want that to happen at our stadium," he said. "I'm sure Seattle didn't want that, either. It's just something that hopefully can be avoided whether it's us, Seattle, whoever in the future. You just don't want someone to get struck and hurt in that environment."

((HT: the youtube))

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