Chargers fined Eric Weddle $10K for watching daughter dance at halftime

Weddle is scheduled to become a free agent after the 2015 season and a return to play for the Chargers seems unlikely given the fractured nature of his relationship with the franchise.

Chargers head coach Mike McCoy later confirmed the fine and the reasoning, saying it was “an organizational call”. He spent the previous five weeks on the Chargers’ practice squad.

But rather than wait a day or two and see how the injury progressed, San Diego placed the safety on injured reserve against his wishes.

Weddle has now been placed on Injured Reserve and told that he will not travel with the team for the final game of the year because there isn’t “enough room on the team plane”. And to not make provisions for a player who has been with the team nine years and wants to attend a road game is unacceptable. “Eric’s done nothing but give nine years to the Chargers’ organization; his heart, his soul, his body”.

McCoy wouldn’t reveal the amount of Weddle’s fine, but the safety’s agent, David Canter, told the Associated Press that the amount was $10,000. As a dad he had more important business last week, staying on the field at halftime to watch his daughter perform as part of a halftime dance ceremony.

The Chargers also recently put Weddle on IR for the remainder of the season. The Chargers didn’t reward his loyalty and consistent production with a contract extension or fair treatment this year, so he’s bound to be playing elsewhere come next season. Johnston also said that in the past, players on injured reserve who requested to travel had not been turned down.

Safety Charles Woodson announced earlier last week that he intends to retire from the National Football League at the end of the season. He did not play in the second half of the team’s Thursday night contest against the Oakland Raiders after aggravating the injury. TE Asante Cleveland was claimed off waivers from New England….