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Eric Reid Was Fined (Again) For A Nothing Hit And Is Adding The Dollar Amount To The Collusion Case That The NFL Must Be Irrationally Certain They'll Win

12/12/2018

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This is the hit that Eric Reid was fined for. $26,739. Thoughts? pic.twitter.com/abcOO1FQyJ

— Zach Helms (@KeepPounding95) December 9, 2018

Panthers S Eric Reid talking w/ NFL appeals officer today on $26k fine for unflagged hit on Bucs WR Adam Humphries. 3rd time Reid has been fined.
"It’s blatant at this point. I think everybody can see it. That’s a play that wasn’t flagged on the field. I hit him in the chest."

— Joe Person (@josephperson) December 11, 2018

Eric Reid also says he's adding these on-field fines to the file in his collusion case vs. NFL.

— Joe Person (@josephperson) December 11, 2018

The truth of the matter is that, legally speaking, this matter's truth will figure itself out in court. Everyone has their own opinion, some more stupid and ill-informed than others, on a polarizing subject that I'd rather waterboard myself than discuss again in detail. 

That said, you don't have to agree or disagree with the defendant to judge the strength of their defense, and - objectively speaking - the NFL is actively weakening theirs on a weekly basis. Considering money, and only money, is the root cause of this collusion case, it's quite befuddling that the NFL appears to be putting more and more millions on the line in search of profit margins that are comparatively as lucrative as taking someone's lunch money.

As is the case with Colin Kaepernick, who can't even get a single glimpse while teams both sign and start undeniably shittier quarterbacks, it doesn't matter if you view Eric Reid as a terrorist, a hero, or literally anything in between. What the NFL is doing by trying to suck him dry of both urine and paycheck every time he so much as knocks someone down during the playing of professional football is basically the equivalent of stealing change from a fountain in broad day light while knowing exactly how pricey bail will be if you get caught.

Unless the judge and jury have are viewing things through an NFL-sponsored prescription (if you catch my drift), this is just a terrible, terrible look for the league. While they are pretty used to dealing with unforgivable visuals, they damn sure aren't used to bad optics costing them a potentially preposterous payout that's increasing with each and every punitive measure taken against a player who is intentionally being turned into just as much of a victim as he is a pariah. Never mind some of these fines being flat out wrong in the court of public opinion, because at this point they could very easily end up being financially irresponsible in the court of law. 

The NFL has randomly selected Eric Reid to take a drug test after tonight's game.

Reid's response: "This is like the fifth time since I've been here ... They're not going to catch me on anything."

Says he's got nothing to hide, doesn't take anything illegal pic.twitter.com/hUIJSW4LqY

— Marcel Louis-Jacques (@Marcel_LJ) November 9, 2018
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