Demario Davis wins appeal on Man of God headband fine (1 Viewer)

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Very glad to hear he won his appeal, but surprised he didn’t know it was a uniform violation. I figured someone on the team had to have told him about it before and surprised the official that does the uniform checks before and during the games didn’t see it.

However since he won his appeal, I think he should definitely seek authorization to be able to wear them on gameday again.
 
Good for him. The nfl sucks at a high level on so many things I’m glad they got this one right. This whole thing reminded me of the nfl fine that Bears qb Jim McMahon got for his headbands back in the day.
 
Great news!

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Demario Davis says he won't be fined for 'Man of God' headband

New Orleans Saints linebacker Demario Davis was fined for wearing a “Man of God” headband during the team's win against the Seattle Seahawks.
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I like WWL.com's coverage, ^^^^ speaking about the school children's efforts of support!

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Anyone know what the basis was for the league overturning their decision? The article doesn’t state it.
 
According to the league's fine schedule, "personal messages" on uniforms are subject to fines.
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This is the problem with NFL corporate office, as well as officiating. They simply do not see the big picture, nor understand the "why" behind the rule. Therefore, there is no common sense as to how the rule is applied. Whatever legal or scholarly butt crevasse language the rule is written in - that is exactly how it will be officiated. This is why they are constantly having to tinker with the definition of a catch, for example. Common sense and what your eyes witness do not prevail over legal language that paints the definition of a catch into a corner that attempts to standardize something that is different in every occurance. That's low hanging fruit though. How about "illegal contact" or "block in the back" or ______? How many penalties are called each week, 30 yards away from having any impact on the play, from gaining any advantage whatsoever, yet by the letter of the law (not the intent of the rule) become a penalty that is punitive to the point that the punishment does not fit the "crime"?

When it comes to officiating, if no advantage was gained, and the borderline "infraction" was on the opposite side of the field or is flat out ticky tacky at best, don't throw the damn flag. I understand officials aren't trying to judge intent on most fouls (nor should they), but a hand inadvertently grazing a helmet, having no effect on the head or neck of the QB whom it grazed, is not the same as a Vontaze Burfict blow and should not automatically equal a 15 yard personal foul. An official can damn well have the common sense to distinguish whether an advantage was gained or whether a blow is unneccessary. Before any hypocrite NFL mouthpiece says "we can't have them judging every penalty for intent or gravity" I say bull forking sheet, it's what they do already. 12 men on the field is definitive, and requires no judgment.. either there were 12 men or there weren't. Whether a receiver was interfered with - well, that IS a judgment call, and it seems even with video evidence, integrity and honest judgment is severely lacking.

The same goes for Demario Davis' headband. That particular rule is in place to prohibit players from self promotion or branding, and to protect the NFL's interest, because if a player has any personal message per se, it could be construed that the NFL supports said message or position if they allow it. I get that if you would like to wear a Tabasco or some other branded headband, the NFL has to be making money on it. I get that players can't wear a headband with the message "death to ___ political party" or some kind of divisive message. But "Man of God" on a headband is no different from "Man of God" tattood on his arm. Davis could change his last name to "Man of God" to really rub the NFL's face in it, Ochocinco style. As to how it breaks the rule - "subject to fines" requires someone's interpretation and judgment. Let's be honest - whomever hand that fine out is most likely someone who has in issue with Christianity, because "Man of God" in no way hinders the NFL's brand, and in no way says the NFL supports God - if they did, they damn sure wouldn't have the majority of thier games on Sunday. The ONLY reason Davis won that appeal is because of the public backlash from the NFL's customers.
 
Bill said:
Maybe someone found a 'Reasonableness & Sensibility' clause in the league's bylaws. :scratch:








Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh. :loco:
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It's not in the bylaws, but it is part of the mission statement: thou shall take immediate action to mitigate overwhelming bad public reaction (unless of course it means admitting you forked up).
 
Alan12 said:
Very glad to hear he won his appeal, but surprised he didn’t know it was a uniform violation. I figured someone on the team had to have told him about it before and surprised the official that does the uniform checks before and during the games didn’t see it.

However since he won his appeal, I think he should definitely seek authorization to be able to wear them on gameday again.
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As in permanently I should hope.
 

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