[EmpokemyMok]

The NFL said it was a one game privilege, but then said the Cardinals can wear it for the season.

What if your employer said that you can wear shorts and a t-shirt one day, but the guy sitting next to you can wear shorts and a t-shirt for a week? I'd be saying what the hell is going on.

I would be too, but that doesn't mean I continue to push the subject once my manager has responded and it certainly doesn't mean I'm immune to any discipline if I decide to defy my manager's rules.

[duribass]

I don't think I am surprised. The NFL made the exception and now want enforce the rule like the exception never happened. Here is an analogy we can all understand. You've been dating this hot chick for awhile and she won't put out. Then one day she finally gives in and you get some. Then she says that it was a one time thing. What do you do? Dump her ass. This is the NFL's fault.

[pepBarihepe]

This isn't the first time the NFL has threatened someone because they wore something on their uniform that wasn't league-approved.

Remember Manning and the black shoes incident?

I don't understand people's apparent surprise when the NFL does something they've been known to do before. It's just like the Lynch hit. Regardless of it it was a clean hit or not, the players and fans know that if you get flagged for unneccessary roughness, the league is going to review it and almost always hand out a fine.

[Flatlytaize]

I agree if Plummer wants to honor Tillman he could do it by sewing a 40 inside if his jersey where nobody could see it, say right over his heart.

That said if it means that much to him, wear the dam thing and take the fine. I can see what jerms is saying why let the cards do it, i guess because he was a Cardinal???

That's most likely what the reasoning is.

And, yes, if it means that much to Plummer (and I'm not implying that it doesn't) then he should keep it on and pay the fine. The only thing I see, though, is if the NFL has some sort of system for continual disobeyance of their rules Plummer might get more than just a fine. The NFL has proven that they'll get their way.

Is the fine petty? Yes. Is it abnormal for the NFL to levy petty fines? No. Does Plummer have any recourse? In the long run, probably not.

[QQ9ktYrV]

Exactly, let's have every team wear the # one week and then tell everyone you cannot wear it anymore. But, the Cardinals can wear the # the whole season. Jake has been wearing #40 on his helmet since the preseason. Why all of the sudden is it a problem. If they are going to fine him, then fine him for 6 games (4 preseason and 2 regular season), not counting the exception week. I see what you are saying that no one person is bigger than the team, but the NFL messed up when they made the exception to that in week #2.

[Ingeborga]

Personally I would like to see Plummer keep wearing #40, and see if the NFL does more than fine him. I think the NFL community would be in an uproar if the NFL suspended Plummer for wearing #40.

[JeremyBalll]

I definitely see the can of worms. All the sudden players start signing contracts with Pepsi to advertise on their helmets or uniforms. If I were Plummer I would wear #40 honoring Tillman for as long as I saw fit and pay the damn fines. Yes, Tillman said he did not want any publicity for what he was doing. Then why did the NFL do anything? Why are the Cardinals still wearing #40 on their helmets? To me a bunch of Caridnals that probably did not even play or know Tillman, should not be wearing #40 anymore. Players like Plummer who was his long time friend and teammate should be wearing #40.

[Tic Tac Took]

The problem with letting him wear the # 40 is the potential can of worms you might open, what if a muslim NFL player wanted to wear a image of Mohammed on his helmet or a guy decided to sew a picture of his dead grandma to his jersey.

See thats the real problem let one guy do it and you have to let others.

Besides did'nt Tillman say he did not want any publicity for what he was doing?

[obHQNsY2]

The NFL said it was a one game privilege, but then said the Cardinals can wear it for the season.

What if your employer said that you can wear shorts and a t-shirt one day, but the guy sitting next to you can wear shorts and a t-shirt for a week? I'd be saying what the hell is going on.

[herbalviagra]

My employer sets up a day where everyone can wear t-shirts and shorts to work. It's a one-day priviledge.

Does that mean I can now continue wearing shorts and a t-shirt to work everyday even though they said it was a one-day only priviledge? That's what I compare the Plummer issue to. Nothing's stopping Plummer from stitching a "40" in an armband and wearing that, is there?

The NFL has shown time and time again that they will, by their descretion(sp), defend the uniformality of the uniform to the end. Plummer, how idiotic the rule may be, is breaking the rules.

[RsQhyZyR]

Nothing's stopping Plummer from stitching a "40" in an armband and wearing that, is there?

I agree if Plummer wants to honor Tillman he could do it by sewing a 40 inside if his jersey where nobody could see it, say right over his heart.

That said if it means that much to him, wear the dam thing and take the fine. I can see what jerms is saying why let the cards do it, i guess because he was a Cardinal???

[MegaJIT]

The fact the the NFL might fine Jake Plummer for continueing to wear the #40 on his helmet to honor his long time friend and teammate is absolutely ridiculous. Plummer was Tillman's teammate in college at ASU and with the Cardinals. If Plummer or any other NFL player wants to honor Tillman by wearing the #40 on their helmet, let them, who the hell is it hurting. The fact that the NFL is making a big deal out of this is beyond me. I think all NFL players should ban together and all of them should wear the #40 honoring Tillman for the rest of the season. What is the NFL going to do fine every player?

[DagoIgnog]

Yes they will, The nfl in the big picture is the boss and they have there rules there for a reason, to be fair to all players. I want to see jake wear it and pay the fine, good for him. But I am also a believer that one person is not bigger than the unit, just like in the army, the same sevice #40 was in, no one person is bigger than the unit.

Plus, if they let plummer then they have to let other players show respect for their longtime friends for whatever reason. My only issue is that the nfl already made every player wear it one week, so a presidence has already been set, let the players decide if they want to wear it the rest of the year. This whole issue is the nfl's fault, by only doing the small decal for one week.