[vincesanity82]

Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that Commissioner Roger Goodell is expected to fine Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter three game checks for pleading no contest to battery against Bengals left tackle Levi Jones at a Las Vegas casino.

The incident occurred not long after Porter signed a contract with the Dolphins, which includes $20 million in guaranteed money.

At a base salary of $800,000, a fine of three game checks equals more than $141,000.

But the good news for the Dolphins and Porter is that no suspension will be imposed. Frankly, we think that the team lobbied the Commish aggressively to refrain from parking Porter, citing the fact that the Fins are giving up a home game this year in an effort to advance the league's European experiment.

ProFootballTalk.com -- The Best Pro Football Scoop on the Internet

[Bette]

I'm having a hard time trying to figure out what kind of guidelines Goodell is using to determine what kind of discipline to hand out for the various kinds of infractions. How does he decide what to do to who?