Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl

Mark Sanchez’s negative body language is going to cost him some money. New York Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer announced Thursday that the team would be issuing light fines to the quarterback every time he slumped his shoulders, put down his head or trudged off the field during practice.

As reported by The Star-Ledger, the whole, light-hearted system was created by Sanchez himself, who has made it his goal this season to eliminate the bad body language that was so prevalent during his rookie campaign. Had the fines been in effect then, Schottenheimer says the quarterback would have gone broke.

Backup quarterback Mark Brunell collects the small fines (Schottenheimer wouldn’t say how much Sanchez pays, lest it cause a “salary cap infraction”), which can come from any number of actions. On Thursday, for instance, Schottenheimer said Sanchez screwed up a play but gave a look that suggested somebody else was at fault. “That’s a fine,” Schottenheimer announced to reporters.

Fines will only be given for violations in practice.

By Chris Chase