Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Jason Babin said Thursday he has been fined $15,000 by the NFL for a hit on San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith and voiced his displeasure with the penalty. Babin told reporters in Philadelphia that he was fined because he hit Smith in the neck area with his helmet. Earlier Thursday, he took a shot at the NFL with a pointed post on his Twitter page. "Attn:Guy at the NFL that decides on who and how much players get fined Stop being a puppet, if you want to protect QB's, get better linemen," he wrote. He explained the tweet later Thursday. "That was just meant to be sarcastic," Babin said, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. "But my main point was the person that decides the fines -- I'm assuming they're supposed to be unbiased and make decisions for themselves according to the rules and regulations -- not let outside influences affect their decision-making. You know what they say, 'One man with courage is a majority.' " Read more: http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7067714/jason-babin-philadelphia-eagles-rips-nfl-15k-fine-hit-san-francisco-49ers-alex-smith
