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 2 days ago
Fortunately, bowlers aren’t allowed to do that.
Ravenswing 2 days ago
Fortunately, hockey players ARE allowed to do that.
mdcatdad 2 days 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 1 day ago
Completely inexcusable!
ksu71 1 day 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 1 day ago
Yeah. Imagine having to pay a fine for every foul ball.
royq27 1 day ago
Sports seem to have people who sit around making rules to make certain the enjoyment of the game will be lost…
grocks 1 day 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 1 day ago
someone doesn’t know about Japanese baseball.
MartinPerry1 1 day 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 1 day ago
15 yards for dunking a football over a goalpost??
Brent Rosenthal Premium Member 1 day ago
Multi billion dollar business and they fine for that? Great PR!