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Collins gets warning from league
By Bob McGinn of the Journal Sentinel
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Green Bay — Safety Nick Collins was reprimanded but not fined by the National Football League for his involvement in an incident with two Bears fans moments after the Green Bay-Chicago game Sept. 27 at Soldier Field.
Ray Anderson, the league's executive vice president of football operations, said in a letter to Collins that his conduct was unbecoming of an NFL player and reminded him that throwing anything at fans is not defensible, no matter the circumstances.
Collins was warned by Anderson to refrain from such conduct in the future.
Word of the decision came several hours after Collins and Packers' players were available to reporters early Friday afternoon.
Moments after the Bears beat the Packers, 20-17, Collins was walking through a tunnel to the locker room with teammates when, according to a source familiar with the incident, a fan directed a racial slur at Collins and spit at him, hitting him in the face.
After walking away, Collins came back out of the tunnel and threw his plastic mouthpiece at the fan before security led him away.
By Bob McGinn of the Journal Sentinel
Satisfy your Green Bay Packers fix on the go with the exclusive Packers 2010 iPhone app from JSOnline and the Journal Sentinel.
Green Bay — Safety Nick Collins was reprimanded but not fined by the National Football League for his involvement in an incident with two Bears fans moments after the Green Bay-Chicago game Sept. 27 at Soldier Field.
Ray Anderson, the league's executive vice president of football operations, said in a letter to Collins that his conduct was unbecoming of an NFL player and reminded him that throwing anything at fans is not defensible, no matter the circumstances.
Collins was warned by Anderson to refrain from such conduct in the future.
Word of the decision came several hours after Collins and Packers' players were available to reporters early Friday afternoon.
Moments after the Bears beat the Packers, 20-17, Collins was walking through a tunnel to the locker room with teammates when, according to a source familiar with the incident, a fan directed a racial slur at Collins and spit at him, hitting him in the face.
After walking away, Collins came back out of the tunnel and threw his plastic mouthpiece at the fan before security led him away.
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