Hockey team will pay Gronkowski’s NFL fine If...

[Cam Cam]

In the third quarter of their 37-16 win over the New York Jets on Nov. 13, New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski caught a 5-yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady and emphatically spiked the football. The officials felt it happened a little too close to a Jets defender, and hit him with personal foul for unsportsmanlike conduct.

But the punishment didn't end there: The NFL hit Gronkowski with a $7,500 fine for the TD celebration, because it's the No Fun League.

Michael A. Mudd, president of the American Hockey League's Worcester Sharks, saw the fine and, in turn, saw opportunity. The San Jose Sharks' AHL affiliate has offered to cover Gronkowski's fine … if Gronkowski agrees to attend a Sharks game against the Providence Bruins on Feb. 24, 2012 and "spike a ceremonial puck" before faceoff.

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[Ozzie]

This is kind of a waste of money by the guy....plus it's destroying the punishment if he agrees to do it, not that I think the fine was really nessecary in the first place.

 

[Moss44]

That's sort of funny :D I would do it. Especially because the penalty was excessive celebration...

 

[Moss44]

The NFL is becoming more and more boring. I miss the good old days when Chad would putt the ball with a pylon and not even worry about getting fined.

 

[2091401]

The NFL is just stupid these days. They've been taking away the things fans specifically love to see.

 

[Cam Cam]

Stupid crabby NFL...
I would do the hockey thing...that would be funny.

 

[Mdolszak]

there's a reason its the NO FUN LEAGUE...