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[Sackem90]

Portis, Taylor fined for uniform violations
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Associated Press
Posted: 22 minutes ago



ASHBURN, Va. (AP) - Redskins running back Clinton Portis and safety Sean Taylor were fined by the NFL on Thursday for uniform violations in last Sunday night's game against Philadelphia.

Portis was fined $20,000 for wearing black shoes, which did not match the rest of the team, and also for wearing striped socks and an unapproved eye shield. Taylor was hit for $5,000 for the striped socks.
The burgundy and gold striping made the socks look like barber shop polls. Taylor had them on both legs, Portis on one.

Last year, both were fined twice for socks violations, the first time $5,000 apiece and the second time $10,000.



<<If Portis got fined for shoes that didn't match the rest of the team, how come Smitty and others on our team don't get fined? He always wears shoes that are black and Panther blue; nobody else (that I can remember) wears that color shoes on our team. And it seems that everybody else is wearing different colored shoes on our team. I'm puzzled. >>

 

[The Brain]

I've been trying to figure out if Smith's is blue shoes or Blue wraps on his shoes.

 

[Sackem90]

I read some years ago that a bunch of guys found some guy in Charlotte that paints the shoes for each of the games. I think Buck was the first to find the guy and then Smitty and others started taking shoes to this guy to have them painted for the games.

 

[law1ng2b2]

Portis' shoes were black. The rest of the team's were white. that is the inconsistency. Smitty's shoes are white along with the others. They actually got input from the league when that guy started painting them for him and some of the guys. they got the thumbs up to be sure they wouldn't get fined from the uniform police.

 

[law1ng2b2]

check it out...

 

[PantherFanz]

$20,000 is a tad much for socks and shoes

Now for wearing bad wigs, funly sunglasses and a sherriff badge choker collar, he should be fined!!

 

[solarte1969]

smitty's shoes are not altered...they come that way from his manufacturer (reebok i think)...up close they are pretty bad ass