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Mike Tomlin Fined $100,000 For Sideline Fiasco

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The NFL has announced it’s punishment for Mike Tomlin’s sideline incident. They’ve fined him $100,000. The league is also keeping further punishment on the table. Here’s what the NFL said in regards to that:

“a modification or forfeiture of draft choices will be considered after the final order of the 2014 draft has been determined.”

You read that correctly, they will consider penalizing the Steelers via the draft after the 2014 draft order has been determined. While this seems highly unlikely, it’s pretty astounding that the NFL would issue such a severe, and open ended punishment.

According to ESPN Stats and Info, Mike Tomlin’s $100,000 fine is 4th reported fine of $100K or larger given to an NFL coach. The only bigger fine was Belichick’s $500K fine for Spygate.

Here is Coach Tomlin’s statement regarding the punishment:

“As I stated yesterday, I take full responsibility for my actions, and I apologize for causing negative attention to the Pittsburgh Steelers organization. I accept the penalty that I received.

I will no longer address this issue as I am preparing for an important game this Sunday against the Miami Dolphins.”

Steelers Sign C/G David Snow To Active Roster

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The Steelers announce that they have signed former Bills C/G David Snow to the active roster. The team was granted a roster exemption for Rashad Butler after he was placed on the exempt list.

Snow (6’4″, 303), was a UDFA originally signed by the Bills in 2012. He played at right guard and center for the Bills during 3 games last year, and appears to be a serviceable lineman.

The Steelers also added CB Brandon Jones to the practice squad today. Jones replaces Devin Smith on the practice squad. Jones was a UDFA who signed with the Patriots this Spring and spent the summer with them before being cut. He recently was on the Giants practice squad before being released last week.

[Audio] Coach Tomlin Addresses Media About Sideline Snafu

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Mike Tomlin addressed the media today during his weekly Tuesday press conference. He strayed from his normal format to make a statement about what happened Thursday night in Baltimore, and to allow reporters to ask any and all questions they had about the incident. The first twenty minutes of his press conference were dedicated to the sideline topic.

“My descriptions of my actions on that play are a lot of things. Embarrassing, inexcusable, illegal, a blunder.” Tomlin said about his actions on the sideline. “I take full responsibility for my actions on that play. I acknowledge that my actions unfortunately became part of the play. I embrace that as head coaches we are held to the highest standards of conduct and I realize that blunder fell woefully short of that expectation.”

Coach Tomlin emphasized that what he did was unintentional. “I think my biggest error on Thursday night is not realizing that play jeopardized the integrity of the game from a perception standpoint,” said Tomlin. “That is a mistake on my part. Since I left the stadium it’s been shocking to me that my actions have been perceived in any way intentional. I would never do such a thing. I would never consider doing such a thing. It was a blunder.”

After addressing the elephant in the room, Coach T. talked about the upcoming Dolphins game, gave injury updates, and more. You can listen below.

[Video] New Video Of Tomlin’s Sideline Incident

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KDKA has released new video footage of Mike Tomlin’s sideline affair in Baltimore. This video provides a different perspective of the event.

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The NFL is expected to make their decision today as to what, if any, punishment will be dealt to Coach Tomlin and the Steelers organization. There has been a lot of tabloidesque ‘junk journalism’ the last few days pertaining to what that punishment might be. It’s sad how easy it is for sports journalists to get away with passing off sensationalistic speculation as legitimate news.

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Some of those news outlets cite the punishment the league handed to the Jets organization 3 years ago after one of their staff members tripped a Dolphins player as a ‘precedent’, which is absurd, because that incident was completely different and far, far worse. I would not be surprised though if Coach Tomlin and the team are fined, and it would also not surprise me if he were sanctioned in some way from the competition committee. Hopefully not, but we’ll find out soon.

OT Rashad Butler Has Left Team For Personal Reasons

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The Steelers announced that newly signed OT Rashad Butler has left the team due to personal reasons. No further details are available at this time. The team signed him on Saturday, along with C Eric Olsen. One could only speculate as to why he left so abruptly. I imagine the team will be signing another lineman soon.

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[Gif] Heath Miller Shields Le’Veon Bell From Cameras

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After Le’Veon Bell received a traumatic helmet to helmet blow that rendered him unconscious on the field, Heath Miller showed what Steelers fans already knew- that he’s a class act.

Miller went to the camera man in the endzone and covered the lens with his hand. Afterwards, Heath went right to the referee to get Bell’s helmet. As if you needed another reason to love Heath.
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[Gif] Mike Tomlin On Field During Jacoby Jones Punt Return

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If you haven’t heard it by now, there was a controversial moment in last night’s loss to the Ravens. Mike Tomlin was stepping on the field while Jacoby Jones was returning a punt. Jones was running down the sideline, and it seemed to some that coach Tomlin may have stepped on the field in hopes to slow him down. Whether or not he did it on purpose is being widely debated. After the game Coach T said, “I always watch the returns on the jumbotron…I lost my placement as he broke free.”  What do you think? Was he trying to slow down Jones, or was he simply distracted and unaware of where he was standing?

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Steelers Vs Ravens Inactive List

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The following players are inactive tonight for the Steelers:

LB LaMarr Woodley, NT Steve McLendon, QB Landry Jones, WR Derek Moye, CB DeMarcus Van Dyke, LB Stevenson Sylvester, and TE Richard Gordon.

For the Ravens:

S Brynden Trawick, S Omar Brown, RB Bernard Scott, C Ryan Jensen, WR Deonte Thompson, OLB John Simon, and DT Brandon Williams.

Referees For Tonight’s Steelers Game Vs. Ravens

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The referees officiating tonight’s game in Baltimore are the crew lead by Clete Blakeman. The remaining line up of the officiating crew is as follows: umpire Garth DeFelice, head linesman Tony Veteri, line judge Ron Marinucci, field judge Dave Meslow, side judge Greg Meyer, and back judge Terrence Miles.

Blakeman and company are the officials who were the center of national controversy a week and a half ago, after they picked up a flag thrown for pass interference in the endzone during the last seconds of the Patriots/Panthers game. Hopefully tonight’s ending isn’t decided by the officials.