FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Atlanta Falcons fullback Keith Smith received the largest fine in the NFL this season after Week 3. Now, he's paying no money at all.
Smith told ESPN on Thursday his $87,418 fine has been rescinded after an appeals meeting with the league where he and his agent made the case that the technique he had been using was being used league-wide.
NFLPA president J.C. Tretter wrote a letter Wednesday where he called for the overhauling of the fines and appeals process and in the letter insinuated Smith's fine had been overturned by the league.