WHAT?! No fine for Travis Johnson?
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by Behbigben15
On Sunday, the Dolphins starting QB, Trent Green, suffered another serious concussion after attempting to cut block the Houston Texans DT, Travis Johnson, during the Dolphins 22-19 loss at Houston on Sunday. Green attempted a legal cut block on Johnson during an end-around, Green suffered his second serious concussion in 13 months after Green took a knee to the side of the head. Green was flown back to Miami on the team plane, and it was announced that Green suffered a grade three concussion. Green is seriously pondering retirement, now. I think he probably should have retired after the concussion he suffered during week one of last year, but instead, Green was signed by Miami, and will most likely retire now.
That was only half the story. Travis Johnson, the one that Green attempted a low block on, was flagged for taunting Green after the play. After Johnson got up off the ground, he stood over top of the motionless Green, and pointed his finger at him, trying to act all tough. I think that that is one of the most classless things a 30-year old professional football player can do (one of the many, anyway). Getting hurt is part of the game, but so is blocking people like Green did, it was a legal block, and I think that Johnson should be fined for his actions, at least. This is not all he did. After the game, during a press conference, Johnson argued that Green hit him with a cheap shot, and Johnson was wining about it to the press. I think Johnson is the wrong one here. Even if it was a cheap shot (even though it clearly was NOT), he still shouldn't have taunted Green like that. Green was severely injured, and had to be removed on a stretcher, that is one of the stupidest things I have seen since Jose Offerman attacked a pitcher with a bat in his hands a few months ago.
Here is what the NFL had to say about Johnson:
"Gene Washington [the NFL's director of football operations] determined that Johnson's taunting penalty did not warrant a fine," league spokesman Greg Aiello explained, according to the Houston Chronicle. "The player was upset about what he thought was an illegal block. Gene did not believe he deserved to be fined."
That is bullshit, Johnson does deserve a fine, or maybe more. This injury looks like it will end Trent Green's career (although it would have been over soon anyway, but still). If Terrell Owens, and Chad Johnson are going to get fined for TD celebrations, then I think Travis Johnson should get fined for taunting an injured player, that is just the NFL being very, very stupid. The good news is that Johnson did apologize, but it may take a while for me to accept his apology (like let's see here, probably NEVER). Anyone else think he should have been at least fined?
