We all know the NFL has a cast of characters that are sometimes more hillarious than your all time favorite cartoons. They do and say things that sometimes make you mad and other times make you laugh. The NFL finds some of the things they do not quite as ammusing as the rest of us. So here is a look at athletes and coaches that the NFL has fined for some realy dumb acts.

Chad Johnson
The man famous for over-the-top end zone celebrations delivered one of his best in Cleveland back in 2003. That's where, after hauling in a TD pass, Johnson pulled out a sign he had hidden behind a snowdrift that read: "Dear NFL, please don't fine me anymore." Charming? Sure. Effective? Not at all. The poster board ploy cost Johnson 10 grand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shawn Jefferson
Before a game in 2002, Falcons wide receiver Shawn Jefferson couldn't find his white shoes. So, rather than violate a league rule, he covered his black ones with white tape. But that broke a rule, too, and the NFL fined the poor bastard $5,000. The rest of the league laughed and continued to take HGH with no repercussions.

Bill Cowher
The former Steelers head coach was right to be pissed when his team was flagged for having 12 guys on the field: An aerial photo showed there were only 11. But he was probably wrong when he stuffed a copy of said photo into a ref's shirt, earning a $7,500 fine. Hey, if you're going to sport a mustache like that, you've got to walk the walk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Terrell Owens
Sure T.O. spit in DeAngelo Hall's face, and started a brawl back in his 49ers days when he celebrated a TD in Dallas by sprinting to midfield and posing on the Cowboys' beloved star, but at least the NFL nabbed him to the tune of five grand for not having his jersey tucked in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denver Broncos
Back in 2003, the Broncos were pumped for a road game against the Chargers. So pumped, in fact, that they didn't realize they weren't supposed to be wearing their white jerseys. That was a no-no, and the team was fined $25,000 and had to let the Chargers pick their jersey color when they visited Denver. To this day it remains the gayest moment in NFL history.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jim Mora
Late in the 2005 season during an overtime game, the Falcons head coach didn't know how a tie would affect his team's playoff chances. So he did what any teenage girl would do: whipped out his cell phone! The problem? You guessed it. This violated a league rule (not to mention his "anytime" minutes), and Mora was fined a whopping $25,000.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zeke Mowatt
Ah, 1990. It was a simpler time, a time when the Panthers and Jaguars didn't even exist and tight ends were named Zeke. It was also when five Patriots (led by Mowatt) were fined $12,500 for sexually harassing Boston Herald sportswriter Lisa Olson after approaching her in the locker room semi-naked. (I'm an optimist, so I like to think of them as semiclothed.)

Mike Tice
Every year, all NFL coaches are given an allotment of Super Bowl tickets. But, apparently, only one is dumb enough to get caught selling them to a California ticket agency. That honor goes to former Vikings coach Mike Tice, who, after getting busted, admitted, "I probably shouldn't have sold my tickets." And he said that before he was fined 100 grand!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike Ditka
Coach Ditka would probably like to forget his days at the helm of the Saints, but I won't let him. Back in '99, the Saints were on the visitors' one-yard line with 12 seconds left in the half and, amazingly, didn't score. Irate fans let Ditka hear it, and he gave it back with a couple of obscene gestures and shouted obscenities. Much to my surprise, the $20,000 penalty was Ditka's first fine as a coach.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tom Brady
The Patriots' golden boy can win all the championships and sleep with all the supermodels he wants, but it doesn't mean Brady knows how to put on his helmet properly. That's right, Tom Terrific was fined an undisclosed amount for not having his chin properly strapped. What? Is Bill Belichick not setting a law-abiding example in Foxboro?
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fred Smoot
You didn't think I would forget the Vikings' Love Boat cruise, did you? Smoot was fined one game check ($82,352) for his involvement in the infamous incident that forever linked Lake Minnetonka and K-Y Jelly. Bonus punishment: In court, Smoot pleaded guilty to "being a public nuisance on a watercraft," which is officially my new favorite crime.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope you enjoyed todays show entitled "Athletes and Coaches are sometimes just plain dumb."  Feel free to comment and if you can recall any other dumb things our favorite weekend warriors have done, please do share with me.