Zero2Cool
15 years ago
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Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco wants to honor Chris Henry on Sunday by wearing his jersey. The NFL has said that Ochocinco won't be permitted to wear Henry's jersey. We've previously said that we support his efforts in this regard, even if it means that he'll be fined by the league.

Now, George Atallah of the NFL Players Association has announced on his Twitter page that the union "will cover any fine levied on [Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco] . . . and match it with a gift to our Chris Henry memorial fund."

The situation sets up a potential legal battle between the league and the NFLPA, with the union undoubtedly hoping to score P.R. points in advance of a potential 2011 lockout.

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello previously has explained to us in relation to Saints running back Reggie Bush's past intention to wear non-conforming cleats that no other entity may pay the fine imposed on a player for violating the league's uniform rules. We've sent an e-mail to Aiello requesting confirmation that this policy still exists. (We assume it does.)

And if it does, the union could be treading on dangerous ground. Under the labor agreement, fines imposed by the league are collected directly from the player's salary. So the union wouldn't be paying the fine; it would be making a cash payment to Chad Ochocinco.

But since the union is a federally-regulated non-profit entity that must answer not only to the government but also to its members, a direct payment to a player who was fined for engaging in conduct that violates the unambiguous content of league rules might invite scrutiny from one or more federal agencies -- especially if neither NFLPA Executive Director De Smith nor the union's Executive Committee possess the authority to make such payments directly to individual players.

So keep an eye on this one. We think the union is desperate to find a way to get the public on its side as 2011 approaches. The union possibly is hoping to provoke a showdown that could help in its quest to shine a negative light on the No Fun League.

Meanwhile, the Bengals are caught in the middle of this. The team has full control over the locker room and its contents, and the team can either refuse to give a player a certain jersey or instruct him not to leave the locker room in something other than his assigned uniform.

Likewise, it's possible that the league would prohibit Ochocinco from entering the game wearing anything other than his own jersey.

The real question becomes whether the league intends to draw a line in the sand on this issue. If the league does, it might play directly into the union's obvious P.R. goals.





Personally, I hope he does it, gets a fine and does what Peter King suggested. Where the 15, auction it off and put the proceedings into a trust fund for Chris Henry's three children.
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TheEngineer
15 years ago
Or, how about not wearing the jersey and drawing attention to himself, and just donate to the family in private and let them grieve for a bloody game or two?
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Porforis
15 years ago
The sport is getting too sensational, sorry. If you want to donate money to the memorial fund, do it but don't make a game out of it. At some point, you have to adhere to the rules of the game and the league. You knew the rules when you signed on, this rule hasn't changed since then. If you don't like it, do something else with your life.

Personally, I think that equipment violations like this should be ejectable in most cases.
Zero2Cool
15 years ago

Or, how about not wearing the jersey and drawing attention to himself, and just donate to the family in private and let them grieve for a bloody game or two?

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I'm sure Chad was thinking, when learning of his friends passing, 'golly gosh my oh me, how can i use this to get attention on me me me!!'.















I don't see this as a way for Chad to garner attention to himself, I see this as a way to have 15 on the field one last time in honor of his friend. Maybe I'm a sucker for the good side of people, but I will assure you this. I'd rather be that sucker, than the prick who knocks people's positive efforts down.
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Nonstopdrivel
15 years ago
I'm a diehard rebel myself, but I don't see how this can be spun as anything other than flagrant rebellion against rules to which both sides negotiated and contracted, no matter what he may claim his intentions to be. If he wants his friend to be honored, have the team raise his jersey on a banner at halftime or something.
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Zero2Cool
15 years ago

The sport is getting too sensational, sorry. If you want to donate money to the memorial fund, do it but don't make a game out of it. At some point, you have to adhere to the rules of the game and the league. You knew the rules when you signed on, this rule hasn't changed since then. If you don't like it, do something else with your life.

Personally, I think that equipment violations like this should be ejectable in most cases.

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The rules are plenty and more than needed. Plummer wasn't allowed to honor Tillman, Manning wasn't allowed to honor Unitas, etc ... allowing such exceptions would not hurt the NFL, it would show a positive light on the NFL and the men being honored.

I like the idea of wearing Henry's jersey, but I think a team wide decal sewn on to the jersey would be better.


I don't think they should be eject-able as that just goes with the insane depths of the rules already in place. The NFL is a job and business, no question, but there's no reason it needs to be uptight about things. LIGHTEN UP A LITTLE!
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TheEngineer
15 years ago

Or, how about not wearing the jersey and drawing attention to himself, and just donate to the family in private and let them grieve for a bloody game or two?

"Zero2Cool" wrote:



I'm sure Chad was thinking, when learning of his friends passing, 'golly gosh my oh me, how can i use this to get attention on me me me!!'.

I don't see this as a way for Chad to garner attention to himself, I see this as a way to have 15 on the field one last time in honor of his friend. Maybe I'm a sucker for the good side of people, but I will assure you this. I'd rather be that sucker, than the prick who knocks people's positive efforts down.

"TheEngineer" wrote:



From Chad JOHNSON, a self-less act? Maybe if this was a once off. C'mon, he changed his name to his jersey number for crying out loud.

I'm not saying he's purposely doing it for himself only. I would imagine he'd be thinking "what can *I* do to honour Chris?" rather than "maybe if I wore his number so soon it would draw too much attention upon myself". He seems like the type of egotist who doesn't even know how narcissistic he is. But don't for a second think it's all about Chris Henry.
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Cheesey
15 years ago
For ONE GAME, why not let him do it? What's the big deal?
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Nonstopdrivel
15 years ago
I'm not saying the NFL shouldn't let him do it. I'm saying he should apply for permission through the proper channels, and if permission is denied, he should abide by the ruling.

It's not like this is a free-speech issue. Players have no freedom of speech in the NFL context. The NFL and Bengals organization are fully within their rights to prohibit him from taking this action if they deem it detrimental to their interests.
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Packers_Finland
15 years ago
I would rather if he wear his own jersey, but if he scored a TD, it would involve some sort of tribute to Chris Henry.
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