6. Talib was fined for poking his eye.
2014 is the Year of Fine.
Total Estimated Fine: $354,779*
Aqib Talib of the Denver Broncos and Dwayne Allen of the Indianapolis Colts got into a classic shoving war in 2014, which ended with Talib poking Dwayne Allen in the eye. To be clear, this was not deliberate eye-gauging. When Talib entered the fray to support a teammate, an incident took place.
FoxSports/ fined Talib for an eye poke.
Talib was grabbing an opponent’s face mask the next thing he knew. His finger went through the mask and stabbed Allen in the eye, whether he intended for it to happen or not. For not keeping his hands to himself, Aqib Talib received a one-game penalty worth slightly more than $350,000.
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