Michael Crabtree Fined $10,000 For Gold Cleats
by David Fucillo on Dec 23, 2011 4:30 PM PST
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PrintEvery week the NFL hands out a variety of fines for everything from illegal hits to uniform violations. The fine information is tweeted out by a variety of sources and trickles out by the end of the week. For 49ers fans, the team received a pair of uniform fines. Donte Whitner was fined $5,000 for wearing long black socks. I'm not sure if Whitner was making a statement or what exactly, but it is gonna cost him.
Michael Crabtree received a fine of $10,000 for his own uniform violation. Crabtree was fined for wearing a pair gold-colored cleats. The 49ers and Crabtree tweeted out some pictures of the game action and you can check them out after the jump.
The league has its uniform rules and so fines are to be expected. Like any job with a uniform, people are expected to look similar. Personally, I think the league needs to encourage individual pieces of flair. Gold shoes would definitely qualify as a heck of a piece of flair.
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Aren't Gold Shoes kinda fitting for the 49ers?
after all, they are gold miners….and it matches the helmet and pants.
Stupid. absolutely stupid.
Aw, too bad.....he was so excited when he got a these.
That’s a heck of a lot of money. What does the league do with all these fines, sheesh.
I personally really dig these cleats. I’d want to see them on the field again.
Win or lose, at the end of the day I'm just happy to see the Niners play well... Okay, winning is good. I prefer winning.
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by El Dorado on Dec 23, 2011 4:42 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
^^^i heard they give to the NFL charities
and also goes into a retired NFL players fund, for ex NFL players that need help
by Frisco_Kid on Dec 23, 2011 4:47 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Wonder if you can call the fines donations to charity on your taxes and use them as a write off.
If so – FU NFL fine me as much as you want you’re not punishing me a bit.
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Dec 23, 2011 6:31 PM PST up reply actions
agreed, those are cool cleats
and it’s not like they don’t match the uniform.
Lame.
Yeah, those cleats are pretty sick
Since it’s a fine to not match everyone else, the entire team should wear them… which really sucks if you’re a shoehead who cherishes individuality. Seriously, it’s No Fun League sometimes.
They're donated to NFL charities.
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If you order a "Cowboys kicker" at the bar, you get a shot of iced Bailey's.
atleast he didnt get
pepper sprayed trying to get them…
by Frisco_Kid on Dec 23, 2011 4:45 PM PST via mobile reply actions 2 recs
Those cleats look pretty friggin awesome!
I think every team should have an option of wearing cleats specifically designed to match the rest of the home uniform. These should be the ones for the Niners.
It’s a silly cosmetic rule, but it’s a rule nonetheless and Crabtree violated it.
Fist Scot McCloughan says"we arte going to BEAT the Hell out of the 49ers"
and now later he wants to re-track that he was only kidding.
If Scot wants to have us all believe that was a jokingly comment, then is he wanting us to now believe he thinks the Hawks can’t compete with the 49ers?
If McCloughan says now it was a joke….does that thenimply to the Hawks team they have no chance of beating (the hell) out of the 9ers?
My guess is that Scot let his true feelings out of the bag with his first statement and he, Coach Carroll, The Hawks Team ALL believe they can indeed Beat The Hell Out Of The 49ers.
So can they…..well Stay Tuned !
He got slightly more sober.
And realized he is a fool.
That would last until the next vodka bottle.
by Mindless on Dec 23, 2011 5:20 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
It sounds like he was joking when he said it.
"They come to our place Christmas Eve," McCloughan says laughing of the 11-3 Niners, "and we’re going to beat the hell out of ‘em."
"If the 49ers success offends you, so be it." - Jim Harbaugh
If you order a "Cowboys kicker" at the bar, you get a shot of iced Bailey's.
Was he also stumbling as he said laughingly?
There’s a joke involved in all this somewhere, alright.
Theeeaaarrrahhh gonnaaa comme in to ouuuuurr place {hiccup} ..annn {hiccup} … we’re gonnnnn ahh {hiccup} beat da helloutta ’emm {hiccup} … CHEERS!!!
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no...
Kinda wish people would move past the alcohol rumors.
by David Fucillo on Dec 23, 2011 8:38 PM PST up reply actions
lol wow Roger..
Funny thing as I was watching the game with my 49er buddy, I was like humm Crabs always changing shoes. Had to admit they looked pretty cool. But afterward I was telling my bud this might happen.
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Black socks?
Pfft, now that… Whatever.
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by 49erfannm on Dec 23, 2011 5:26 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Yep, wasn't feelin' the black socks.
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by SanFranciscoKnights on Dec 23, 2011 10:38 PM PST up reply actions
The all-white socks they wear sometimes aren't good either imo.
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by SanFranciscoKnights on Dec 23, 2011 10:38 PM PST up reply actions
He's had some pretty cool cleats this year.
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He could probably sell them for 10K to pay off his fine.
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Rogers and Walker were also fined
Rogers wore red cleats
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by PHUT! on Dec 23, 2011 5:58 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Fuer Goodell
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by Drew Kerr on Dec 23, 2011 6:06 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
He's not worse than Selig or Stern
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
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by SportsChicken on Dec 23, 2011 7:07 PM PST up reply actions
I'd argue he's worse than Selig.
Stern is a joke who’s basically turned basketball into sports entertainment instead of an actual sport.
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Dec 23, 2011 8:16 PM PST up reply actions
Der Furer
Guess Adolf likes to redistribute the wealth, reminds me of somebody else who’s always in the news.
"Let It Roll"
by To The Bone on Dec 23, 2011 6:18 PM PST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Pol Pot?
He hasn’t been in the news that much, but yeah, he was really into wealth redistribution. Not much of a fan of individualism.
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by jbrown63 on Dec 23, 2011 6:29 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Not one person has wished Jimmy Harbaugh Happy B-Day in my Fanshot!
I would have thought at least somebody would have done so. FOR SHAME. FOR SHAME. WE’RE NOT WORTHY!!! WE’RE NOT WORTHY!!!
On another note. You suck Goodell
Gimme 1 round!
You know who else wore "flair"?
"I got two hard rules I live by, pop. I don't [site decorum] with the devil, and I never do tag teams with blood relatives" -Kenny Powers
Ha-ha-ha, classic.
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by Drew Kerr on Dec 23, 2011 8:18 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Those cleats are NICE!!
instead of fining Crabtree, what the NFL should have done is fine the rest of the team for not wearing those cleats.
What a diva...
I had some gold soccer cleats when I was like 14. They were a darker metallic look than these though, not really 49er gold (nor were they meant to be).
They were also one of the most comfortable pair of cleats I’ve ever had, not all about looks.
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lol saw him wearing that at the game, and was the only one wearing it on the team
was just thinking he better not get a fine. AND… he did…
Goodell is not that bad compared to the other Commish. If he just lighten up on stupid fines like cleat colors and allowing TD celebrations like back in the day, I wouldn’t mind him at all.
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Has nothing to do with this, but it was like one of those “Say It Ain’t So” moments
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by rise_stand_resist on Dec 23, 2011 8:56 PM PST reply actions
Neat Cleats by Crabs
I liked the black socks on Dante too – for a guy plugged away in Buffalo, he can wear that black all day with the playoff bound Niners. Bet he’s loving it!
Make it so.
As Brain Wilson would say...
He got fined for having too much awesome on his feet.
by BayAreaSportsFan on Dec 23, 2011 11:29 PM PST reply actions
what a joke!
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