bonedawg Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 Ok, sure a $1700 fine for taking a $3 bottle of water seems pretty insane, but we have to take into account that it was a $1700 fine on a player with a 2009 salary of $450880. I did a little number crunching and the fine doesn't look as bat shit crazy as first look. Here is the breakdown. The fine ended up being .37% of Elam's base salary. Now we have to remember that is base salary without any of the many incentives that a *cough* superstar like Elam will make this year so it will likely be a lower percentage by the end of the year. For comparison, .37% of an annual salary of $50k is $185. Now 185 bucks is a little chunk of change but that is hardly going to break the bank. A $185 ticket for stealing essentially isn't out of ballpark. We found out that Lovie Smith fines his players $20 bucks for farting in team meetings. That would break down to .004% of Elam's salary and those farts would cost the average working stiff like us making $50k a whopping $2 dollars a fart. I know there are some meetings that I have been in where I would have gladly paid two bucks to let one rip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sez.EJ Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 Considering he could be criminally charged for stealing if you want to be technical.. He got off cheap if you consider lawyers fees, posso game suspension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeheartwhiskey Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 I don't think it was excessive at all if it teaches a dude how to not be a prick. pay 3 bucks for your water like anyone else who is not a pro football player would have to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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