PurplePTSD: After Repeated Covid Violations, NFL Fines Aaron Rodgers 0.065% Of His Salary

Press release from the PurplePTSD:

K. Joudry

2021-11-10

Ah, the NFL. They’ll hit guys with tough penalties for taunting because NFL athletes are role models. Meanwhile, one the of the game’s very best players lies several times and then defies the rules for several months; the NFL fines Aaron Rodgers a mere $14,650.

Here is how PFT breaks it down:

Let’s continue down the path that Florio laid out for us. Imagine, for the sake of argument, that Everson Griffen gets an unnecessary roughness penalty on Rodgers in the first quarter of the upcoming Packers game. He then goes on to put dirty hits on Rodgers, say, a dozen more times. Should Griffen get a flag for each hit?

Yesterday, I wrote about the NFL investigation on Aaron Rodgers and what they may do in terms of fines or some other form of league discipline:

We now know that the preferential treatment extends to off-field violations.

According to Over the Cap, Rodgers will get $22,364,706 in actual cash this season (which is different from his cap hit). My wife, the math wizard in the family, crunched the numbers. A $14,650 fine is a mere 0.065% of his salary this season. Less than 0.1%, folks. Not 1%, less than 0.1%.

Let’s add some context to these numbers. Let’s say John from Minnesota makes $50,000 a year selling Vikings memorabilia. John, though, can sometimes be a moron. He repeatedly parks in spots where he isn’t allowed to park. He does this for multiple months, repeatedly defying the laws in Minnesota. The state decides to fine him. If they settled on 0.065% of his salary, John would need to pay $32.50.

After all that, Aaron Rodgers was fined $14,650 by the NFL. That’s the equivalent of paying thirty-two and a half dollars for someone with a $50,000 salary. I hasten to add that these numbers don’t even consider the other sources of income for Rodgers, such as his sponsorship deals.

Folks, you can’t make this stuff up.

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