Dallas Cowboys tackle Flozell Adams was fined for the second week in a row after tripping New York "Football" Giants Justin Tuck and Osi Umenyiora during Sunday's loss in Dallas.
Adams was fined $12,500 for both incidents, which I find a little soft.
He was fined $5,000 for unnecessary roughness in Tampa during Week One. And then Adams trips two Giants defenders the next week, which led to Tuck's shoulder injury—and don't kid yourself Cowboys fans, that also led to those gaping holes Marion Barber ran through.
I'm more forgiving when a rule is broken because of a mistake. But after watching the replays, both trips seemed deliberate.
To me, this screams for a higher fine. In a league that prides itself on protecting its athletes, the NFL needs to send a bigger message than a tiny fine ...
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