Quarterback Hit With $10,000 Fine for Wearing Beats Headphones

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is facing a $10,000 NFL fine for wearing Beats headphones to a post-game press conference Sunday, in violation of a league-wide ban on players sporting the brand on camera.

The NFL instituted the rule just last week after signing an exclusive deal with Bose headphones in August. The rule bars players or coaches from wearing Beats headphones anywhere near television cameras and extends from before kickoff to 90 minutes after gameplay, including pre- and post-game interviews

See also: NFL Players Can't Wear Beats Headphones on the Field

Though Kaepernick has his own endorsement deal with Beats, the league's sponsorship supersedes any individual contracts players or coaches might have. Kaepernick popularized the brand in his "I'm the Man" commercials, in which he blocked out the noise of an angry mob of opposing team fans with Dr. Dre's noise-canceling headphones Read more...

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