Packers’ Ryan Taylor says $21,000 fine nearly killed him

Posted Nov 14, 2012
Packers tight end Ryan Taylor found out during the team’s bye week that he had been fined $21,000 for an illegal block during Green Bay’s game against the Cardinals. He was not pleased. In fact, Taylor said that when his agent informed him of the fine, it nearly killed him. “Definitely not the way you want to start a vacation,” Taylor said. (NBC Sports)

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