Chiefs LB Corey Mays Fined $5,000 For Hit on Chargers Player

by Joel Thorman on Oct 30, 2009 9:33 PM CDT in 2009 Kansas City Chiefs Campaign

Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Corey Mays got an unfortunate letter from the NFL offices this week. Per Bill Williamson of ESPN.com, Mays has been fined $5,000 for an unnecessary roughness penalty in the Chiefs 37-7 loss to the San Diego Chargers.

The hit came on the Chargers second possession of the first half. Philip Rivers scrambled 11 yards to the Chiefs 10 yard line and was met by Mr. Mays. The Chiefs were penalized five yards on the play.

The Chargers scored a touchdown on the possession.

$5,000 is actually about 1% of Mays' base salary, which will pay him $535,000 on his one year contract with the Chiefs.

In the game against the New York Giants, safety Jarrad Page drew penalty flags for a hit one a defenseless receiver. Many of us objected after seeing the replay the league office agreed by not issuing Page a fine.

In the Dallas Cowboys game, receiver Bobby Wade was on the wrong side of a similar hit from safety Alan Ball, who was fined for the hit.

Fines from the league are given to one of the NFL's charities. So, not a complete loss.

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damn...

tough break for Corey. Yes it was an illegal hit but I guess I dont understand why he is getting fined he didnt hit him helmet to helmet did he? I remember the play perfectly b/c I was pissed he hit him…but damn it didnt even start to look like a punishing illegal blow to me..

by tomahawk44 on Oct 30, 2009 9:40 PM CDT reply actions

Joel, dude, it's Friday night.

Have some fun with Ms. Primetime. :)

Not that we don’t appreciate the updates, but you need some you time, too.

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"All praise Chiefus."

by DThomasReigns on Oct 30, 2009 9:41 PM CDT reply actions

She was treated to dinner tonight

Now I get Chiefs time!

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by Joel Thorman on Oct 30, 2009 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions

Very well.

So now we expect more content…like now!

Erykah Badu, I have accepted your proposal. So, Mrs. DTR, let's get to consummating...you are on notice.

"All praise Chiefus."

by DThomasReigns on Oct 30, 2009 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions

For those that didn't get the reference

Read the, “Very well,” with Eddie Izzard in your head. So awesome.

Erykah Badu, I have accepted your proposal. So, Mrs. DTR, let's get to consummating...you are on notice.

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by DThomasReigns on Oct 30, 2009 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions

and dessert comes later

Oh, yeah!

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by kabrink on Oct 30, 2009 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions

No there is Halloween candy here

It is very nice. Candy all the time. It’s great.

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by Joel Thorman on Oct 30, 2009 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions

hmmmmmm

This is a riddle.

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by kabrink on Oct 30, 2009 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions

that was a pretty close call, but a good one

he barely hit him…it was a bit late i guess but it was in no way intentional…shouldn’t have been fined IMO

by KCCheeze on Oct 30, 2009 9:41 PM CDT reply actions

overall

I think the Chiefs are getting screwed on penalty calls this year.

Plus, for the overall league (Chiefs dont’ have this situtation) WTF is it with touchdown calls this year. Why is it that the ground apparently CAN cause a fumble in the endzone on touchdown plays?

Sorry for the gin influenced typieng.

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by kabrink on Oct 30, 2009 9:50 PM CDT reply actions

i dunno

but i have NFL sunday ticket so I watch most of the games…and league wide the officiating is horrible this year. The refs have ruined more games for me this year than they ever have. They are calling BS penalties that decide games instead of letting the players on the field decide them. Its almost not fun to watch anymore.

by KCCheeze on Oct 30, 2009 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions

Agreed.

The officiating has been worse this year in total than I have ever seen previously.

Erykah Badu, I have accepted your proposal. So, Mrs. DTR, let's get to consummating...you are on notice.

"All praise Chiefus."

by DThomasReigns on Oct 30, 2009 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions

as a side note

i’m wondering if there is a stat available of how many letters each team receives for bad calls each year…we have to be first in that category

by KCCheeze on Oct 30, 2009 10:48 PM CDT reply actions

This fine is total BS

Phillip Rivers totally had it coming. I’m pretty sure I saw him giving Mays the finger as he slid. I think Rivers should be paying Mays.

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by Scaryclouds on Oct 30, 2009 11:09 PM CDT reply actions

I wish drunkedness

Was an excuse for that post…

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by Scaryclouds on Oct 30, 2009 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions

That is nonsense....

That was a stupid penalty (on Mays part) but he shouldnt be fined…at least not that much…

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by woodman212 on Oct 30, 2009 11:37 PM CDT reply actions

I thought it was a borderline call.

It looked to me like Mays was pretty much already launched by the time Rivers “showed slide.” He could’ve put a real HURT into Rivers, but didn’t. Ticky-tack, imo. But I don’t blame the refs. I blame the hue and cry that preceded their decision to honor the player safety directive from on high.

The current rules are in place because of all the fans (and owners) gettin’ bent outta shape from all the starting QBs being hurt a few years back. Instead of letting the game evolve on its own (with more Big Ben’s), they decided to change the rules, instead, and it’s gotten ridiculous. Football’s an ugly game. That’s its beauty. Trying to pretty it up only besmirches it.

Like I said, it was a borderline call. I’m not sure I’m even in favor of the slide rule. The QB should have to protect himself at all times between the snap and the whistle, same as everybody else. Whenever I see a QB slide, I get this uneasy “What is he, a kicker?” feeling in my gut. You worried about your QB being knocked out? Then get a guy who can mix it up a little, rather than looking for a robot with a cannon arm.

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by hmills110 on Oct 31, 2009 12:11 AM CDT up reply actions

"could've" put a real hurt on Rivers

I think that’s the key word there, could. Frankly, I’m not blaming the league a whole lot. The QBs are far and away the biggest stars of the game and, at times, are defenseless so it makes sense to me.

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by Joel Thorman on Oct 31, 2009 7:37 AM CDT up reply actions

The biggest star of them all went down last year

and the NFL didn’t miss a beat.

The NFL doesn’t need stars to generate support for teams or interest in the games. Sure, it enhances it, but they are not needed for the survival of the game.

by NJ Chiefs Fan on Oct 31, 2009 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions

Time for the pendulum to swing back to the middle, though.

I think that in the eyes of quite a few observers that it’s gone too far. Mays’ hit isn’t enough to make the case, but you see it every week. Not letting the players play football.