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[TheShizNo1]

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Can they refuse to pay a fine or is it automatically withdrawn from their check?

[mestevo]

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Can they refuse to pay a fine or is it automatically withdrawn from their check?

Comes out of their next game check(s).

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[The Kid 24]

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There's only very few players in the league right now that people who don't watch football would be able to recognize:

Tom Brady
Aaron Rodgers
JJ Watt
Von Miller, mostly due to his time on Dancing With The Stars
Cam Newton maybe?
Eli Manning maybe?

I really don't think there's anybody else.

Clay Matthews

[SPTO]

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The NFL has pretty much always been about "the name on the front of the jersey, not the one on the back". Not coincidentally, the NFL has seen steady growth for the last 40-50 years while the other major sports (who market stars more than teams) have gone thru peaks and valleys.

Good point, when the Niners and Cowboys were on top of the NFL world is was all about those TEAMS but starting in the late '90s the league did start marketing some of their individual stars or those stars marketed themselves. Just look at the WRs who became household names for their antics both good and bad. The league has also in this decade gone really heavy on marketing their QBs to the exclusion of other positions on the field which probably goes hand in hand with the crazy contracts that quarterbacks are getting these days.

[Speedy]

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Can they refuse to pay a fine or is it automatically withdrawn from their check?

Speaking of which...I always thought the fine money went to charities but I learned recently the NFL puts it in the players trust for current and retired players to use for medical expenses and such.

[mestevo]

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Speaking of which...I always thought the fine money went to charities but I learned recently the NFL puts it in the players trust for current and retired players to use for medical expenses and such.

I think NFL Foundation and the NFL Player Care Foundation are both charities, but that's part of their focus, yeah. Think the NFL Foundation is a bit more than that, more about grants and other outreach like youth sports.

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[ProfessaPackMan]

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Further clarity on those 2:

According to the NFL, about $4 million per year has gone to help former players and fines currently go to the NFL Player Care Foundation and the Gene Upshaw Players Association's Player Assistance Trust. While players often request their fines go to a specific charity or cause, the NFL doesn't cater to those requests and doesn't divert funds away from the two agreed upon organizations to help former players.

The NFL Player Care Foundation is an independent organization that helps "retired players improve their quality of life, provides programs and assistance with medical, emotional, financial, social and community issues." While the Gene Upshaw Players Assistance Trust "assists former players who are facing financial hardship due to unforeseen crisis, unaffordable medical situations and helps those who wish to go back to school to finish their undergraduate degrees."

http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2015/10/28/9628160/nfl-fines-explained-former-players-donate-charity

[areobee401]

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Starting this weekend, the NFL will fine teams for posting unapproved video/GIFS. First offense is $25K, 2nd in $50K.

No social media fun for you.

[kehlis]

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Incredible.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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These are amazing times we live in.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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I love this league so much.

[ImTellinTim]

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I noticed that the NFL Twitter account is posting a lot more highlights. This is surely related to them wanting to push their own account. They come off as a "cool dad" trying too hard.

[SPTO]

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So, the NFL wants to cut down their teams posting videos and gifs but it's fine for the league official youtube and other social media accounts to put up a ton of stuff.

Yep, the league is being rather tight assed here.

[kingkilla56]

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Ratings going down? Let's keep pushing policies that paint ourselves as the no fun league. Smart decision making imo

[mestevo]

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Don't think it really has anything to do w/ ratings, but is really bizarre. Even the internal memo about it doesn't really say why, just that teams can't post gifs/video between kickoff and an hour after the game.

Wonder if other partners that pay for rights complained or if we'll see an uptick in DMCA takedowns for unofficial gifs and stuff. What a mess that'd be.