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RockaFowler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-31-10 06:37 AM
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NFL fines Jets $100,000 in Alosi tripping incident
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/dolphins/nfl-fines-jets-100-000-in-alosi-tripping-1154565.html

The discipline was in response to the actions of Alosi, the Jets' strength and conditioning coach, and comments made by special teams coach Mike Westhoff, who accused other teams of employing similar sideline wall tactics.

"We will comply with the league's decision," the Jets said in a statement.

Alosi "placed players in a prohibited area on the sideline to impede an opposing team's special teams players and gain a competitive advantage," according to a statement by the league. The NFL called it "a competitive violation as well as a dangerous tactic."

Five inactive players were ordered by Alosi to stand together nearly shoulder-to-shoulder on the sideline in New York's 10-6 loss to Miami on Dec. 12. Tight end Jeff Cumberland, one of the inactive players, said Alosi had told them to do that all season.

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