OT: Frank Gore fined for Sock Violation
Frank Gore Fined for Sock Violation
What did you think I meant?
Frank Gore's efforts in the San Francisco 49ers' NFC Championship Game victory over the Atlanta Falcons didn't go unnoticed by the NFL, which decided he wore his socks last Sunday a little too low to its liking. Gore, seen here standing on the field before the NFC Championship Game, was fined $10,500 for wearing his socks too low, a source told ESPN.
Gore, mindful of the importance of the upcoming Super Bowl, responded
"Yeah, I'll be cool. It's all good. I was wrong. Next time, I'll do better."
In EveryJoeSpeak, that means
Are you effin serious?
January 24th, 2013 at 12:59 AM ^
$10,500 for wearing his socks too low. Way to focus on the big picture, NFL.
January 24th, 2013 at 1:22 AM ^
It lives on.
January 24th, 2013 at 1:35 AM ^
....more important than any one man or his sock height... the shield, the shield, the shield.
January 24th, 2013 at 6:38 AM ^
January 24th, 2013 at 9:26 AM ^
Especially when he has no leg pads and his pants look like some type of nylon jorts
January 24th, 2013 at 1:01 AM ^
He should be fined for wearing bicycle shorts instead of football pants.
January 24th, 2013 at 1:02 AM ^
I assumed he walked into Goodell's office when there was a sock on the doorknob.
January 24th, 2013 at 1:17 AM ^
January 24th, 2013 at 7:54 AM ^
January 24th, 2013 at 1:18 AM ^
socks too low? no thigh pads or knee pads and a helmet from 1988. Yeah the NFL cares about player safety..
January 24th, 2013 at 1:30 AM ^
January 24th, 2013 at 1:32 AM ^
I thought you were going to say "knee-highs". The latest look in athletics wear - the Catholic School-Girl uniform!
January 24th, 2013 at 1:28 AM ^
In the 19th century, women probably would've been fined for the same thing.
January 24th, 2013 at 1:46 AM ^
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January 24th, 2013 at 5:36 AM ^
Seriously though..... Socks and a slide??? Way to make yourself seem tough roger
January 24th, 2013 at 8:17 AM ^
To be fair, the slide was high, I really like he comparison to Ty Cobb, very accurate description of the slide.
January 24th, 2013 at 2:56 AM ^
This literally happens every single week. NFL players suit up in lockerrooms with detailed diagrams on how to wear their uniforms, and there is a guy who walks around pregame warmups warning players on potential fines. They know the rules. It's drilled into their heads. Is it stupid? Yeah, probably. But the NFL is what it is, and the players are well aware of it.
January 24th, 2013 at 9:27 AM ^
He got fined for the same thing earlier this season. He knew what was going to happen.
January 24th, 2013 at 5:28 AM ^
to practice safe sox...
January 24th, 2013 at 5:33 AM ^
I thought Gore came ready to play like this:
January 24th, 2013 at 8:53 AM ^
Apparently the NFL is soooooooo concerned with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy that they are now regulating socks... uhhhhhhh
January 24th, 2013 at 9:03 AM ^
I want the XFL back. That league was awesome. You had guys like He Hate Me out there, no kickoffs just a scramble for the ball.
Shit was off the charts.
January 24th, 2013 at 9:23 AM ^
Also Brady got dinged for his slide kick...
Tom Brady's slide cost him $10k?For what?Lack of athleticism? Frank Gore was dinged $10,500 for his socks! Wait. What?
— Jim Rome (@jimrome) January 24, 2013
January 24th, 2013 at 9:39 AM ^
Does anyone else find that amount quite odd? I'm wondering if Goodell has some sort of a cash register in his office that rings these fines up....
"Okay, lets see...that'll be $4000 for each sock, that's 8K (cha-ching)....$1500 for the above the knee exposure (cha-ching), and I'll tack on $1000 just because I don't like the smug look on his face (cha-ching)."
January 24th, 2013 at 11:00 AM ^
January 24th, 2013 at 10:00 AM ^
But if the NFL wants to by me a used car, that would be great. Anyway I could contact someone to put that money to good use? You cannot tell me whoevers bank account that is going in would miss that money.
January 24th, 2013 at 10:21 AM ^
If it's like the NHL, it goes into a players fund.
January 24th, 2013 at 10:18 AM ^
January 24th, 2013 at 10:45 AM ^
Is he wearing clam diggers???
January 24th, 2013 at 10:51 AM ^
In all fairness, we talk a lot about the Michigan brand here on the Board and the NFL is simply protecting its brand in this fine. Every single player knows what is expected of their uniforms. That's why they are called "uniforms" - they are supposed to be uniform. Gore knew he was breaking the rule (no matter how silly people might think it is) and he deserves to be fined.
January 24th, 2013 at 11:21 AM ^
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January 24th, 2013 at 11:42 AM ^
For the education of the board, here's the actual rule from the NFL Rulebook:
Stockings
(f) Stockings must cover the entire area from the shoe to the bottom of the pants, and must meet the pants below the knee. Players are permitted to wear as many layers of stockings and tape on the lower leg as they prefer, provided the exterior is a one-piece stocking that includes solid white from the top of the shoe to the mid-point of the lower leg, and approved team color or colors (non-white) from that point to the top of the stocking. Uniform stockings may not be altered (e.g., over-stretched, cut at the toes, or sewn short) in order to bring the line between solid white and team colors lower or higher than the mid-point of the lower leg. No other stockings and/or opaque tape may be worn over the one-piece, two-color uniform stocking. Barefoot punters and placekickers may omit the stocking of the kicking foot in preparation for and during kicking plays.
The entire section on uniforms is actually close to four pages long, and this is actually one of the shorter passages in it.
January 24th, 2013 at 7:53 PM ^