Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts will lose some money as part of a fine issued by the NFL.
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According to league insider Tom Pelissero, a source says that Hurts will have to pay $5,628 for violating the league's uniform and equipment rules in the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The quarterback wore two shoes of different colors.
One of these shoes was a dark green matching the home uniforms. The other was Kelly Green, which fit with the team's throwback uniforms. According to Pelissero's report, this second shoe did not fit the "Constitutional team colors."
The rule regarding uniform colors states: "Pursuant to the official colors established for each NFL club in the League Constitution and Bylaws, playing squads are permitted to wear only those colors or a combination of those colors for helmets, jerseys, pants, and game socks and/or leg coverings; provided that white is also an available color for jerseys and mandatory color for the lower portion of game socks and/or leg coverings.
"...Each player on a given team must wear the same colors on his uniform as all other players on his team in the same game. Home clubs shall choose their jersey color (either white or official team color) and visiting clubs must wear the opposite. The two competing teams may wear jerseys in their official colors (non-white), provided the Commissioner determines that such colors are of sufficient contrast."
With the league issuing the fine to Hurts — according to Pelissero's sources — there was an opportunity to examine the disconnect between the league's departments. The ones watching for finable offenses are not the ones promoting the games.
The NFL's official account on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, posted a photo during pregame warmups showing Hurts wearing two shoes of different colors. The caption said, "The return of Jalen Two Shoes." Days later, the league fined the quarterback for this exact offense.
The league ultimately deleted the post on X the same day that Pelissero reported the fine.
The NFL sent this tweet and essentially monetized Jalen Hurts wearing two different colored shoes.
…and now they have fined him for doing so. https://t.co/3SAL2erKDi
— Anthony DiBona (@DiBonaNFL) December 20, 2024
Of course, this disconnect is nothing new in sports. Similar situations happen in other leagues. One prominent example is NASCAR, the top stock car racing series in the United States.
On-track retaliation and post-race fights have happened multiple times in the past few NASCAR seasons. The sanctioning body's production teams have then used footage of those incidents to hype up races, create drama, and sell tickets. Meanwhile, the competition department has issued fines and suspensions to the drivers creating this viral content.
