NFL fines coaches $140,000 for not wearing masks during games, per COVID-19 rules – Wide World of Sports

Two more NFL head coaches and their teams have been fined for not wearing face masks on the sideline.
The fines, imposed with the NFL trying to safeguard the viability of its season mid-pandemic, must rate as the world’s most extreme for not wearing a mask; understandable, given that the NFL’s annual broadcast rights are worth about $US5 billion ($A7 billion).
A person with knowledge of the punishment said Tuesday that Jon Gruden of the Raiders and Sean Payton of the Saints were each fined $US…

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