Actually, that doesn't appear to be correct at all (getting off light, receiving special treatment because he's a star).

Multiple sites are reporting that there is a standard NFL "Fine Schedule" that is provided to players at the beginning of each season. According to the most recent schedule I could find on the internet, Fighting is a $10K fine the first incident, $25K fine the second incident. So it looks like Charles was fined exactly what any first time offender would have been fined for throwing a punch.

These fine amounts are the minimum, and circumstances can raise the fine (punch to the head, injuring the other player, etc). None of those seem to have been present in this case.

The 2011 League Discipline Guide  was posted yesterday.

Woodson was fined under the Unsportsmanlike Conduct section (page 10), which includes: "striking or kicking an opponent in vulnerable areas of the body". First offense = $10,000 fine (page 16).

Fuck Charles Woodson. Whoops, sorry, I forgot to take my nerdmann hat off.

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o_O that's getting added

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