Eskimos fined $20,000, Maas fined $15,000 for refusing to wear microphones
The Edmonton Eskimos were fined $20,000 and head coach Jason Maas was fined $15,000 for refusing to wear live microphones during a game in Montreal, the Canadian Football League announced Wednesday.
The head coach and quarterback of both clubs were mandated to wear microphones for television during Edmonton’s 40-20 victory over the Alouettes on Monday, but Maas and quarterback Mike Reilly refused to put them on. No penalty was assessed against Reilly.
Commissioner Jeffrey Orrige said that if Maas refuses to wear a mic when asked to in any future game he will receive the maximum fine allowable and be suspended one game.
Eskimos president and CEO Len Rhodes said his club accepts the league’s decision.