Tag Archives: Cortland Finnegan

NFL establishes 25-for-fighting standard: minimum fine, no benching for slugfest

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Ben Austro

Street brawls and cheap shots are about to become a bit more common in the NFL. After banging each other under the hood, the NFL opted to fine habitual offender Cortland Finnegan of the Titans and repeat offender Andre Johnson … Continue reading →

Finnegan, Johnson ejected, face suspension for violent on-field brawl

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Ben Austro

Week 12: Titans at Texans Rarely do any fistfights in football inflict damage on the combatants. However, Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan and Texans receiver Andre Johnson found a way around that and had one of the most violent fights in … Continue reading →

3-time offender Finnegan faces possible suspension on next infraction

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Ben Austro

We noted last year about the frequency of incidents that then-Cowboys lineman Flozel Adams was fined for. While the league opted not to suspend Adams, he was on notice for most of the season. Now Titans defensive back Cortland Finnegan … Continue reading →

Why Texans TD catch was upheld

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Ben Austro

Week 2: Texans at Titans I knew once I saw the video of Jacoby Jones’s touchdown catch for the Texans that this would need explaining. It did not take long before and comment came in linking it to the Raiders’ … Continue reading →

Week 1 “Official Review” on NFL Net: Phantom contact call, fair catch signals

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Ben Austro

This season’s first “Official Review” on the NFL Network signature program NFL Total Access offers us a double dip from the league’s vice president of officiating, Mike Pereira. In addition to the cablecast segment (video), we were treated to a … Continue reading →