In Chicago, He Who Dealt It Is Also Fined For It

The issuance of flatus during film sessions is enough of a disruptive force for the Bears that any player who lets one loose is slapped with a $20 fine. Now, before you go thinking that Lovie Smith has become a taskmaster on par with Eric Mangini, who, if you'll recall, fined a player four figures for not paying for a $3 water bottle during the preseason, this is a matter of self-policing by Bears players. At least that's what Bears defensive tackle Anthony Adams has divulged in a post for a Chicago Tribune blog. Adams has also spotlighted a serial worst offender in defensive end Mark Anderson, whose eruptions could possibly clear out all of Soldier Field. "Mark Anderson might be the worst farter ever," Adams writes. "He takes these protein shakes, so he smells like little babies do." Ooh, a meconium smelling one! That'll empty the film room for weeks. One man's emissions could possibly make the team unprepared for an entire season....