6.Wes Welker was penalised for donning a hat
The estimated total fine for 2011 was $10,000.
Wes Welker, a former wide receiver for the New England Patriots, was fined $10,000 in 2011 after showing up to a press conference after a game wearing a hat sponsored by the wrong company. Welker was more troubled by the concept of the situation than by the reality that he had been awarded the fine.
Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Wes Welker Fined For Wearing A Hat
Throughout the entire season, the wide receiver wore the same headgear, made of Bonk energy bars. However, the league didn’t take action until the end of the season. Welker would have been well aware that the NFL is strict when it comes to sponsorships for its players and coaches, as history has demonstrated.