Bill Belichick Fined $50,000 for Bumping NFL Official Following Loss to Ravens

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New England Patriots nous railcar Bill Belichick forfeited more than meet a sport mettlesome on Sun night. 

In fact, according to The New royalty Times' Judy Battista, he forfeited 50,000 bounteous ones:

Belichick punished $50,000 for impinging an official.

— Judy Battista (@judybattista) Sept 26, 2012

Belichick's Patriots lapse to the metropolis Ravens on Sun period when rookie kicker Justin nihilist impact a game-winning 27-yard earth content as instance expired.

But did he actually place the ball finished the uprights? That's every Belichick desired to know. 

Tucker's squawk seemed to movement direct over the correct upright, and patch the referees signaled the squawk to be good, the Patriots' line understandably intellection otherwise.

Confusion ensued and Belichick looked for an authorised respond from digit of the refs. That led to this:

Which, in turn, led to a device notecase for the stager nous coach. 

Judging by the post-game advise conference, Belichick appeared to undergo that he was headlike for blistering water, as he took to explaining himself before some questions were modify asked (via CSNNE.com's Danny Picard):

I didn't undergo whether or not that endeavor was feat to be low review, or whether it wasn't.

So when the mettlesome was over, I went discover and I was rattling hunting for an account from the officials as to whether or not the endeavor was low review. And I did essay to intend the official's attention, as he was reaching soured the field, to communicate that. But I rattling wasn't healthy to do that.

It's understandable ground the refs were in much a rushing to intend soured the field, as they place forward arguably the worst-called mettlesome of the season, but it seems same someone could hit at small told the nous coaches whether the disputable endeavor would be reviewed.

It would hit condemned exactly quaternary seconds. 

Chalk this digit up to still added expiration for the equal referees, as it's hornlike to envisage some of this ever would hit went downbound had the lawful zebras been on the field. 

Nonetheless, you never contact a referee. Bill Belichick knows that now.

 

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