Vontaze Burfict and Doug Baldwin FINED For Flipping the Bird

Vontaze Burfict and Doug Baldwin FINED For Flipping the Bird

Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict and Seahawks WR Doug Baldwin both learned that flipping the bird on the NFL field cost $12K!!!

Get the details on Bengals LB Vontaze Burfict and the Seahawks WR Doug Baldwin on the flip…

Vontaze Burfict and Doug Baldwin FINED For Flipping the Bird

CelebNSports247.com got word from National Insider for NFL Network and NFL.com correspondant Ian Rapoport that both NFL ballers were SLAPPED with fines!

What was the reason for the $12 FINE?

He informed his followers on Twitter:

“#Bengals LB Vontaze Burfict & #Seahawks WR Doug Baldwin fined $12,154 for separate unsportsmanlike conduct incidents (flipping the bird)”

Vontaze Burfict and Doug Baldwin FINED For Flipping the Bird

It was said that Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict is lucky he didn’t get double the fine after using both hands to send a message of disdain. Burfict flipped off fans after sacking quarterback Tyrod Taylor in the fourth quarter below:

As for Seahawks Doug Baldwin, he wanted to have Russell Wilson throw him the ball down in the red zone for the Seattle Seahawks. Instead, offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell called for a trick play in which Baldwin threw a gorgeous pass to Wilson under duress for a touchdown. Watch:

Nobody likes to be fined, but the NFL seems to be cracking down on this type of field behavior. And if you think about how much ballers make, $12K is chump change or a night at the strip club.

They flipped the bird and paid the price. Hopefully the bird was worth it?

Thoughts

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