Another non-Cubs post, but let's look back on the fatal play in OT for the Bears last Sunday. The defense stopped Tampa deep in Tampa territory only to give up an automatic first down on Peanut Tillman's unnecessary roughness penalty.
The penalty was valid. Sure, Tampa players did some things. Jeremy Trueblood threw weak punches at a helmeted player while both were on the ground, which started the whole mess. Nevertheless, we all know last one in is a rotten egg. Tillman got nailed on the field.
Usually, however, the NFL acknowledges these things by fining everyone involved. The onfield refs are going to miss some of this stuff, but the video doesn't lie. In this case, Tillman got fined $5,000. No word on Trueblood. What? Do you recall Jamar Williams getting a really stupid taunting penalty for jawing at a Tampa player at the end of a play? He got fined $7,500. WTF?
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