Slugs3511 Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 I know that many of you may not remember this, but for some reason I do.... A few years ago, the QB for the Detroit Lions, Jon Kitna, had a baseball cap on with a cross or some religious symbol and he got fined, or punished, for it from the league....Does anyone remember this story? The only reason I bring it up is that Mike Singletary sports a huge cross around his next at games.....If you look at MSN today, he has it on under the "famous handshake snubs" when he refused to shake the hand of the Atlanta Falcons coach after the game... Just wandering about this and if any action had/has or will be taken, or is it o.k. to do this now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Pimp Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 I do remember Kitna's but was it because it was a cross or because it wasn't NFL licensed? I can't see anyone being fined for a piece of jewelry though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delusions of grandeur Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 The NFL actually went back on the fine after much outrage, which makes sense, since the rule is only in place to prevent players from wearing non-sanctioned competitors' products after the game: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nf...itna-fine_x.htm Kitna routinely wears a cap with a cross to interviews during the week, underscoring his religious beliefs. He violated a league policy by wearing it for a postgame interview in December. The league prohibits non-NFL apparel after a game, a way of protecting its sponsorship deals. Kitna thought the rule applied only to products that include a competing company's logo or name. Would be absolutely silly to make Singletary remove a piece of cross jewelry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL Fan Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Kurt Warner also routinely wore a cap and shirt with the logo of his organization "Cross Eyed" for news conferences and other TV appearances with no issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Pimp Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 (edited) Romo always has some Starter hat on backwards (no idea what's on the front) and Brady has his TB12 hat on all the time. Edited October 22, 2010 by Whiskey Pimp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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