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NFL
Fines Michael Vick $50,000 for Using Breath Asure
(November 8, 2002 - nonewswire.com)
The NFL has fined Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick
$50,000 for using Breath Asure instead of the league approved
Tic Tacs.
"We
obtained video footage from someone inside the Atlanta Falcons
locker room that shows Vick taking a couple of Breath Asure
pills," says a league official wishing to remain anonymous.
"Under NFL rules, players who want to freshen their breath
before, during, or after a game must use Tic Tacs. This is
a clear violation of our rules that will not be tolerated."
The
NFL official did confirm that the video of the bottle Vick
took the pills from was not readable, so they sent the video
to an FBI Analysis Center for enhancement. The enhanced video
apparently shows that Vick indeed did use Breath Asure instead
of Tic Tacs.
NoNewswire.com
has learned that the analysis of the video cost $25,000, which
the NFL will pay for out of Vick's fine.
"Vick
is walking a thin line," says the anonymous official.
"If we catch him taking Breath Asure again we may have
to suspend him. If he tries to change the label on his Breath
Asure bottle to read 'Tic Tacs' the penalty could be permanent
suspension from the NFL."
While
Vick had no comment on the fine, his teammates claim that
he has hired an "NFL Rules Consultant" to accompany
him from sunrise to midnight on game days to help him avoid
further costly fines.
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