New Orleans Saints star Cameron Jordan won an appeal against the NFL after the league accused the Pro Bowl defensive end of faking injury.
Last month, the NFL fined Jordan, three coaches including head coach Dennis Allen, and the Saints upwards of $500,000. This came after allegations that they worked together to fake an injury. New Orleans adamantly denied the allegations and said their appeal would absolve them of any wrongdoing. They would later reveal that they didn’t believe the NFL did their job thoroughly enough to proceed.
As it turns out, the appeals case went in Jordan and the Saints’ favor. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the news of the fine’s rescindment on Thursday.
“Saints’ DE Cameron Jordan won his appeal of the $50,000 one for violating the league’s rule on allegedly faking an injury during a Week 13 loss to the Buccaneers, per source. Fine now rescinded,” Schefter tweeted.
Jordan was among a swath of players accused of fake injuries this season. Some were obviously more outrageously blatant than others. But the league’s stand on embellishment is pretty stiff. In this case, they were proven wrong. And, from the Saints’ perspective, it’s a victory for them to avoid a scathing fine and embarrassment from around the league. The NFL will have to be significantly more delicate the next time around.
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