How They Punish an Owner in USA: 250K Instant Fine

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$250,000 is how much it cost Bud Adams to flip the bird to Bills fans.

NFL Owner Fined $250,000
Titans Owner Flipped Off Bills Fans

BY LUKE FUNK

MYFOXNY.COM - The NFL has fined Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams $250,000 for making an obscene gesture at Bills fans.

It happened Sunday in Nashville. After the Titans beat the Bills 41-17, Adams was seen "flipping off" fans from his luxury suite at the stadium.

Adams apologized later in the day for the display of his middle fingers.

"I do realize that those types of things shouldn't happen," Adams said in a statement. "I need to specifically apologize to the Bills, their fans, our fans and the NFL. I obviously have a great deal of respect for Ralph Wilson and the history we have shared. I also understand there will probably be league discipline for my actions and I will accept those."

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell happened to be at the game Sunday and even had breakfast with Adams that morning.

He was in the suite with Adams until the fourth quarter of the game.


www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/national/091116-Bud-Adams-Fined

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New York Times

Owner of Titans Is Fined $250,000 for Crude Gesture

The N.F.L. fined the Titans owner Bud Adams $250,000 on Monday for making an obscene gesture at Buffalo fans while celebrating Tennessee’s victory over the Bills on Sunday in Nashville.

Commissioner Roger Goodell notified Adams of the fine, and the league spokesman Greg Aiello said it was for conduct detrimental to the league. Adams was seen making the gesture while in his luxury suite and again on the field after the Titans’ 41-17 victory.

Adams, 86, issued an apology a few hours later, saying he had been caught up in the moment.

The Titans declined to comment after the fine was issued. But Adams said in his earlier statement that he expected league discipline for his actions and would accept any punishment.

“I do realize that those types of things shouldn’t happen,” Adams said in the statement. “I need to specifically apologize to the Bills, their fans, our fans and the N.F.L.”

Adams and the Bills’ Ralph Wilson were original owners in the American Football League, and Sunday’s matchup was a legacy game, with both teams in throwback uniforms. The two franchises have been involved in some emotional playoff games.

The Bills staged the greatest comeback in N.F.L. history on Jan. 3, 1993, against what was then the Houston Oilers in a 41-38 overtime victory, and the Titans pulled off the Music City Miracle in 2000, a game-winning kickoff return for a touchdown with three seconds remaining.

www.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/sports/football/17nfl.html

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Guess it was "Youthful exuberance!"

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