What’s Poppin’ November 2009

With the recent fine of Chad Ochocinco, the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell have taken the recently implemented and stricter player conduct policy to a new level. Ochocinco, who legally changed his last name from Johnson last year, made an acrobatic catch on the sideline in the Bengals 17-7 win over the Ravens, the ruling on the field stating that he got both feet down. Following a Ravens challenge, Ochocinco walked onto the field with a one-dollar bill grasped in his hand trying to “bribe” the refs to give him the call. He was slammed with a $20,000 fine the next day.

Moving into the role as commissioner prior to the 2006-07 season, Goodell has been keen on altering the thuggish image the NFL had been labeled with…