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Darnell Dockett fined $200k for spit

Found December 07, 2012 on Sports-Glory: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Darnell Dockett,  Kerry Rhodes,  John Skelton,  Larry Fitzgerald
TEAMS: Arizona Cardinals
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The Arizona Cardinals have fined Darnell Dockett $200,000 for spitting on teammate Kerry Rhodes and defying coaches' orders during the Cardinals' 7-6 loss to the New York Jets, according to Albert Breer of NFL.com. Dockett is appealing the fine, and the NFL Players Association has begun the process of filing a grievance on the players' behalf. "Thank God for the @nflpa that's all I got to say... "I ain't got no worries"," Dockett tweeted on Friday. Dockett disagreed with Rhodes and the Cardinals coaching staff about a defensive strategy to let the Jets score to give the Cardinals offense a final possession while facing an eight-point deficit.  Dockett and Rhodes argued on the field, and Dockett reportedly then spit on Rhodes.   Rhodes denied Dockett spit on him. "Yes, we had a disagreement on the field but, no he did NOT spit in my face," Rhodes said in an email released by the team Tuesday. "I'm not going to get into a...
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