Pete Carroll upset with himself over mask fine
Pete Carroll is upset at himself after being fined by the NFL.
The NFL is not messing around when it comes to coaches wearing masks on the sidelines. Fans watching in Week 1 saw plenty of coaches wearing the masks around their chins or just not at all. The league issued a warning and some coaches still didn’t follow the rules.
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll learned his lesson the hard way as he was one of the coaches fined $100,000 for not wearing a mask properly in Week 2. He expressed some remorse after receiving the hefty fine.
Pete Carroll was upset about getting fined for not wearing a mask--upset at himself for not doing better. "I know it's extremely important to wear masks. Sometimes you've just got to be reminded. Sometimes you've got to get coached up." https://t.co/lkkP2t5CaP
— John Boyle (@johnpboyle) September 22, 2020
Pete Carroll should learn fast
Carroll was one of five coaches, and teams, to be fined in Week 2. He was joined by Vic Fangio and Kyle Shanahan on Sunday, while Jon Gruden and Sean Payton apparently didn’t get the memo and both got fined after Monday night’s game.
None of the coaches have expressed any outrage at the fines publicly. Carroll’s response has been common and ultimately this is an easy rule to follow. He was warned of a potential fine and making the dollar amount so high sends a message. Carroll should have that mask on the entire game in Week 3.
The rule is a bit odd considering the coaches are already around the players who are not wearing masks. However, this is not a tough rule to follow. Coaches being told to wear a mask for one season is not too much to ask when it is being done as a safety precaution.
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Carroll admitting he needs to fix the problem is a good first step. The team was also fined $250,000 so ownership likely had a talk with him as well. There is no need to give away money for not following a simple rule.