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Old 05-30-2007, 09:51 PM
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Porter Fined For Punching Jones

Miami Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter pleaded no contest Wednesday and paid a $1,000 fine for punching Cincinnati Bengals offensive lineman Levi Jones after a disagreement at a casino blackjack table. Porter did not appear in Las Vegas Justice Court while his lawyer, Karen Winckler, entered the plea to a misdemeanor battery charge and paid the fine, said a court aide to Justice of the Peace Pro Tem James Gubler. Gubler accepted the plea.
Winckler did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment.
Porter, 30, and Jones, 27, scuffled March 18 inside the Palms hotel-casino and in the valet area after exchanging words at the blackjack table, prosecutor Brian Rutledge said. He said Porter could have faced up to six months in jail and the $1,000 fine. Jones was not charged.
Jones, who suffered a cut on his forehead, said Porter "approached him to fight because they argue on the football field," according to a police report. The report says Porter threw the first punch.

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Re: Porter Fined For Punching Jones

LEVI MIGHT SUE PORTER
Although Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter has put his troubles with the law behind him by paying a $1,000 fine (which equates to 0.005 percent of the guaranteed money he'll receive under his latest contract), the legal book on Porter's cold-cocking of Bengals left tackle Levi Jones has not been fully closed.
Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that Jones is mulling a civil suit against Porter. And when phrases like "emotional distress" creep into a story, it's pretty safe to assume that a lawsuit is coming.

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Although Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter has put his troubles with the law behind him by paying a $1,000 fine (which equates to 0.005 percent of the guaranteed money he'll receive under his latest contract), the legal book on Porter's cold-cocking of Bengals left tackle Levi Jones has not been fully closed.


Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that Jones is mulling a civil suit against Porter. And when phrases like "emotional distress" creep into a story, it's pretty safe to assume that a lawsuit is coming.



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...ah... that's pretty embarassing. LTs are supposed to be the 'beast" of the team. Levi should squash this story so nobody remembers.

I'm not a real Steelers or Dolphins fan but, I dig Joey Porter. He walks it like he talks it. I wish he was a Raider.
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Although Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter has put his troubles with the law behind him by paying a $1,000 fine (which equates to 0.005 percent of the guaranteed money he'll receive under his latest contract), the legal book on Porter's cold-cocking of Bengals left tackle Levi Jones has not been fully closed.
Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that Jones is mulling a civil suit against Porter. And when phrases like "emotional distress" creep into a story, it's pretty safe to assume that a lawsuit is coming.

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Oh geez, how sad. There should be a rule that bans a player from the NFL for life if he ever sues someone else for "emotional distress".
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