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Last night the TV showed Ben Roethlisberger using a cell phone while also having a 2 way headset on. This is a big Fing deal or at least it should be. Some history, in 2011 Troy Polamalu was fined $10K for use of a phone on the sidelines while not wearing a head set and Browns GM was suspended for 4 games a couple months ago for sending a text during a game.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7...alu-fined-10k-making-sideline-cell-phone-call "Possession of cell phones in the bench area during a game is prohibited beginning 90 minutes before kickoff through the end of the game."

"Cleveland Browns general manager Ray Farmer has been suspended without pay for the first four games of next season for sending texts to personnel during games in 2014 and the team was fined $250,000, the NFL announced Monday. " http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/12586605/cleveland-browns-general-manager-ray-farmer-suspended

Now the NFL needs to investigate this and this requires that they get Ben's phone as that is key to the infraction. All this while Tomlin has complained about headsets and communications.Steelers Cheat IV.png

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Update. Steelers claim is black plastic wristband but looks nothing like and has silver buttons



 
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I mean at least address it, NFL. If it's not an infraction (it is), tell us so and tell us why. But not even paying it any mind?

Anyone who has Twitter ought to send this to Mike Reiss. **** maybe it's time I get one
 
It was great, I wish I recorded the whole thing, Ben saw the camera on him and it was very obvious he knew he was caught and put it away and walked away sheepishly
 
Insanity reigns. The club should be fined a million dollars, Rothlesburger 500K, and the team loses it's first round draft pick next year. This is egregious and abhorrent behavior since the NFL sent a memo to all clubs forbidding this. No punishment it too severe!
 
We gotta get this to Florio, he will post about it,
 
But they lost, so it doesn't count as cheating. :rolleyes:

either way, I'm not getting upset about this.
 
But they lost, so it doesn't count as cheating. :rolleyes:

either way, I'm not getting upset about this.
If it goes unpunished or even unnoticed you should be upset. People were already throwing a huge ***** fit at Brady pumping his arm up for the play clock to reset. Could you imagine if he were on the sideline with a two-way headset and texting on his cell phone? BOYYY there'd be a 4 game suspension and the NFL would say "Ray Farmer was suspended for four games for the same violation. So are you."
 
We gotta get this to Florio, he will post about it,
Maybe, he is a Steelers fan I believe. I emailed it to him already. Barstool maybe?
 
Although I don't think it's a big deal, I hope it turns into a ****storm. The greed, corruption and unfairness of the NFL needs to be illuminated for all to see. If changes aren't made soon, the NFL will become a laughingstock.
 
Gotta find a way to break this story. Anybody have connections?
 
If it goes unpunished or even unnoticed you should be upset. People were already throwing a huge ***** fit at Brady pumping his arm up for the play clock to reset. Could you imagine if he were on the sideline with a two-way headset and texting on his cell phone? BOYYY there'd be a 4 game suspension and the NFL would say "Ray Farmer was suspended for four games for the same violation. So are you."
I understand what you re saying, but I know that the hatred leveled against us isn't a rational thing and people will continue to make excuses either for or against the Patriots/BB/Brady.

Ben being fined does nothing for me. Now, if the team got penalized, then I'd be much more willing to crack a smile. But, it is literally the NFL* league office + 31 owners + 30.5 fan bases + 1 I'd rather have billionaire friends against all of us.

Guess it all comes down to that I don't want to give my energy to bringing other people down, but find a way to bring us all up (would be a better use of time and energy). But don't take me wrong, I'm still pissed at what the League* has done to Brady.
 
Have we become a nation of rats? I mean, if it's in defense of OUR integrity, have at it. But ratting out other people and organization is pathetic.
 
This doesn't need to be turned into a ****storm. Neither did Deflategate, Spygate, or Bountygate. This just maybe needs to be a simple fine. The "****storm" stance is the problem with the Goodell regime.
 
This kinda is a big deal. You can't use cell phones on the sidelines.

Ben has a headset on and is using his cell phone.

NFL needs to show some consistency here.

If I'm the owner of the Browns I'm making a very big deal of this.
 
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