
Football Player Fined For Using Gay Slur
Pittsburgh Steelers' linebacker Joey Porter
was fined for making a gay slur towards
Cleveland Browns' tight end Kellen Winslow after the game on Thursday.
Winslow was flagged for a personal foul for hitting Steelers linebacker
James Farrior during the game. In an interview after the game, Porter
referred to Winslow as a "fag".
On
Tuesday, Porter apologized, saying he didn't intend to offend anyone but
Winslow.
"I guess, how we used that word freely, me using it growing up, I didn't
think anything of it," Porter said on Tuesday. "I apologize to anyone I
offended. I didn't mean to offend nobody but Kellen Winslow."
Porter has already been fined once before this season for comments he
made to an official during a game against the Atlanta Falcons in
October.
It is still unclear whether Porter will appeal the $10,000 fine.
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