The Guy Makes A Point

On fining NFL players for illegal hits.

"Not every guy can afford it," Reed said. "But teams can, and the league can. It's a billion-dollar business. You've got guys upstairs making $10 to 12 million just to sign papers and to fine people. We're talking about the wrong things sometimes."

Yes, maybe I've gone a little gay for Ed Reed tonight. I wouldn't be the first. But the man makes a point: the NFL and the advertisers are making plenty of dough off the violence in the sport to be sitting around board rooms feigning outrage.