Chad Ochocinco’s antics will cost him again. The league’s MVP will be fined $20,000 for his “bribe” attempt during last week’s game against the Ravens, a 17-7 win for Cincinnati. Settle down, I don’t mean Ochocinco is the best player in the game, far from it. I mean he is the league’s MVP when it comes to marketing and promoting the game as a fun sport, something the NFL has feverishly tried to squash.

The dance continued last Sunday.

(photo by faniq.com)

Ochocinco attempted to hand a referee a $1 bill during a replay review. The official ignored the gesture so the prank didn’t go through. But in a post game interview Ocho admitted to trying to jokingly bribe the official, but also said that’s all it was, a joke, going so far as to look into the camera and apologize to Commissioner Roger Goodell, “I might get fined. Mr. Goodell, I’m sorry. I’m just having fun.”

Ray Anderson, the league’s executive vice president of football operations, sent a letter to Ochocinco stating that the “The very appearance of impropriety is not acceptable. Your conduct was unprofessional and unbecoming an NFL player.”

Anderson then said in a statement:

“Ochocinco was disciplined for violating a rule that “prohibits use of abusive, threatening or insulting language or gestures toward game officials. He was also in violation of Rule 12, Section 3, Article 1 (f) of the Playing Rules which prohibits possession or use of extraneous objects that are not part of the uniform during the game on the field or sideline.”

Fair enough, but this begs the question…. Why wasn’t Sanchez fined for his hot dog?

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