If Commissioner Goodell is serious about bringing law and order to the NFL, he should start by studying up on these pathetic punishments.
Kyle Turley
Not only
is the tattooed Turley utterly frightening, but he's also a good teammate. After
the Jets' Damien Robinson grabbed Aaron Brooks by the face mask, a huge pileup
ensued. The scrum ended with Turley emerging from the pile (somehow) holding
Robinson's helmet, which he promptly threw across the field before he gave the
Meadowlands the finger. Turley was fined 25 large, but, damn, he got his money's
worth.

Mike Ditka
Coach Ditka would probably like to forget his days
at the helm of the Saints, but we won't let him. Back in '99, the Saints were on
the visitors' one-yard line with 12 seconds left in the half and, amazingly,
didn't score. Irate fans let Ditka hear it, and he gave it back with a couple of
obscene gestures and shouted obscenities. Much to our surprise, the $20,000
penalty was Ditka's first fine as a coach.

Tom Brady
The Patriots' golden boy can win all the
championships and sleep with all the supermodels he wants, but it doesn't mean
Brady knows how to put on his helmet properly. That's right, a few months ago
Tom Terrific was fined an undisclosed amount for not having his chin properly
strapped. What? Is Bill Belichick not setting a law-abiding example in Foxboro?
Fred Smoot
You didn't
think we'd forget the Vikings' Love Boat cruise, did you? Smoot was fined one
game check ($82,352) for his involvement in the infamous incident that forever
linked Lake Minnetonka and K-Y Jelly. Bonus punishment: In court, Smoot pleaded
guilty to "being a public nuisance on a watercraft," which is officially our new
favorite crime.