[Bette]

Carolina Panthers linebacker Jon Beason has been fined $5,000 by the NFL for grabbing Detroit Lions quarterback Daunte Culpepper by the facemask on a play that didn't result in a penalty. Beason stopped Culpepper on his tying 2-point conversion attempt midway through the fourth quarter on Sunday. Replays showed Beason grabbed Culpepper by the facemask and his head twisted. But there was no flag and the Panthers went on to win 31-22.
A league spokesman said Friday night that Beason was fined for unnecessary roughness.



http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story/11123441/rss


I saw the play and he definitely should have been called.

[Full Cougar]

Why did he get fined though? Do you get fined if it isn't called by the officials?

[Bette]

Originally Posted by Full Cougar

Why did he get fined though? Do you get fined if it isn't called by the officials?

Yes, they can. Dont you remember the big hulabaloo with Hines Wards and the Steelers a few weeks ago on the same issue of getting fined without a penalty on the field?