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Houston Texans Wide Receivers Fined For Roughness

Sep. 25, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Houston Texans receiver Andre Johnson was fined $7,500 by the NFL for pulling an opponent down by the facemask after a play was over in Sunday's 34-31 win over Tennessee, the league said on Friday.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch