Robert Griffin III fined $10,000 for wearing the wrong shirt

Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is on the ground after a sack by Baltimore Ravens defensive end Arthur Jones. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press / December 9, 2012)

By Houston Mitchell

December 20, 2012, 6:43 a.m.

Now that is one expensive shirt.

Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III was fined $10,000 by the NFL for wearing "unauthorized apparel" to his postgame news conference Sunday.

See, the problem is that Griffin has a sponsorship deal with Adidas, but the NFL has a league-wide deal with Nike.

When Griffin arrived at the news conference wearing an Adidas T-shirt, that was a big no-no in the eyes of the league. So he was fined.

Of course, considering Griffin signed a four-year, $21-million deal with the Redskins before the season started, $10,000 is probably not that big of a deal to him.

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JamesPadgett at 4:22 AM December 21, 2012

Ever heard of giving someone a warning? You NFL corporate bozos! Get a life, you wusses who would not be receiving your big fat salaries apart from players who constantly are putting themselves at risk...as an injured RG3 in the photo reveals.

Topazinator at 7:00 AM December 20, 2012

Clearly that's racism.

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