I can remember when players did not throw balls to the crowd. If I remember correctly they would be fined the price of the ball. Most players when I was young did not make enough to absorb the cost so they did not do it. Now of course just about every ball fouled or caught in the outfield for the third out ends up in the stands.
You have to understand that the NFL is always on the verge of bankruptcy. Why else do the public have to donate to charity in order to get stadiums built?
carlsonbob 1 day ago
Fortunately, bowlers aren’t allowed to do that.
Ravenswing 1 day ago
Fortunately, hockey players ARE allowed to do that.
mdcatdad 1 day ago
not to mention bowling
Charles Spencer Premium Member 1 day ago
Seriously? The Panthers used to give most touchdown balls to kids in the stands.
ilikai 1 day ago
It’s always been a fine to do that. Not thousands… but there was a few hundred.
duggersd Premium Member 1 day ago
NFL = No Fun League. It has become unwatchable.
cmerb 1 day ago
I heard that Travis Kelce was given a $ 12,500.00 fine for throwing the football over the goal post bar on Christmas Day : (
Ellis97 1 day ago
But then again, what’s sports without some double standards?
baskate_2000 about 24 hours ago
Completely inexcusable!
ksu71 about 24 hours ago
I can remember when players did not throw balls to the crowd. If I remember correctly they would be fined the price of the ball. Most players when I was young did not make enough to absorb the cost so they did not do it. Now of course just about every ball fouled or caught in the outfield for the third out ends up in the stands.
Bob Blumenfeld about 23 hours ago
Yeah. Imagine having to pay a fine for every foul ball.
royq27 about 23 hours ago
Sports seem to have people who sit around making rules to make certain the enjoyment of the game will be lost…
grocks about 23 hours ago
According to the Pro Football Network, throwing a football into the stands does incur a fine. However, just giving a ball to a fan does not.
skildude about 22 hours ago
someone doesn’t know about Japanese baseball.
MartinPerry1 about 21 hours ago
You have to understand that the NFL is always on the verge of bankruptcy. Why else do the public have to donate to charity in order to get stadiums built?
PoodleGroomer about 20 hours ago
15 yards for dunking a football over a goalpost??
Brent Rosenthal Premium Member about 14 hours ago
Multi billion dollar business and they fine for that? Great PR!