The apparel company has informed the players that the league has not approved the gear for game use, but several players appear willing to pay the fine for violating the league's uniform rules to pay tribute to those that lost their lives on that day and in the decade since.
Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs addressed the issue on Twitter.
"For the anniversary of 9/11 game why is it if I wear shoes and gloves that are the colors of our nations flag..I will be fined by the league," Briggs wrote. "Reebok great job on these gloves and shoes..looks like I'm getting fined this week. Lol!
"By far the best fine I will ever have to pay. Thanks"
Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports that several San Diego Chargers received the apparel, which one unnamed Charger plans to wear against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday and expects to be fined $5,000 for doing so.
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello declined comment when asked by Acee if players would be fined for wearing the apparel.
Earlier Thursday afternoon, Tennessee Titans quarterback Matt Hasselbeck tweeted a couple of pictures of the cleats he plans to wear on Sunday.
15 comments:
I really done see the problem with the players wearing the shoes. But everyone always has something to complain abought i guess. Good luck to all players.
I hope that if the league does issue fines, they immediately donate them to one of the 9/11 funds.
If the fines players for their 9/11 tribute gear they meed to be fined as anti americans!!!!!!!!
If the league is Stupid Enough To NOT authorize them to wear Them, Then the Fans should Boycott the sport for a short time. At the very Minimum The New york teams Should be allowed to wear the apparell Comemorating 9/11 After all It was in THEIR city, The Leagues Fines R getting REDICULOUS...
They are allowed to wear pink shoes for breast cancer awareness - WTF?
Getting quite sick of the anti america crap
Your right Leslie they wore pink for breast cancer why not for 911??
AWESOME GEAR! .. WEAR AWAY I say! Fined for being American? Ridiculous!
BTW..Great Job Reebok!
Yeah man, them players should learn they place and stop acting a damn fool!!!
I think if the NFL players want to remember 9/11 by wearing the patriotic colors. I think they should be able to. Besides we don't want to forget. We should have the freedom to express our feeling.
Hello, people! Wake up! Reebok wouldn't have sent the gear out with their logo on it if they weren't looking for free ad space. And I'm sure they know all gear has to be approved by the league. Any chance they went around the league precisely to garner this kind of reaction and get extra press when people were outraged about the league's reaction?
Perhaps, a black 9-11 on the flag stickers and patches would be more appropriate and less garrish. The league could allow all players to participate then.
$5,000 dollars is nothing to an NFL player, and I doubt this will dissuade any of them from wearing the gear if they want to. The NFL would catch all kinds of hell for fining those players!!
Pay that drop in the bucket and wear those tributes like a badge of honor! That money is nothing compared to ALL the lives lost and familes that were destroyed by the September 11th attack...
NEVER FORGET!!!
For the person who said that the New York teams should at least be able to since it was their city, I agree with what you are saying but do not forget that the Pentagon was also attacked. That includes the Redskins and Flight 93 went down in Pennsylvania, so that includes the Steelers and the Eagles. Oh and it was an attack on America so that includes the rest. The fans dealt with lockout NFL allow the players to honor the fans and non fans they lost that day.
Not to mention that pink stuff , Komen Foundation, has ties to Planned Parenthood. We live in crazy upside down times.
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