I wonder if the religious component will get involved here
Deseret NewsThe Denver Broncos held a team meeting Thursday to air their differences about the Bill Romanowski spitting spat, then tried to present a united front. But the incident still is an issue for Gene Washington, the NFL official who fined the linebacker $7,500 for spitting in the face of San Francisco receiver J.J. Stokes on Monday night.
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