The NFL has released its list of monetary fines imposed on players in Week 6, and while several Cowboys will be taking a financial hit, the one everybody expected to be there is nowhere to be found.
Defensive end Dorance Armstrong, safety Jayron Kearse, and safety Markquese Bell were all fined for unnecessary roughness during the team’s 20-17 win over the Los Angeles Chargers. Armstrong and Kearse will each be docked $21,855; Bell will owe $4,681.
The second-quarter hit for which Kearse was fined, a helmet-to-helmet tackle of L.A. quarterback Justin Herbert, additionally drew a 15-yard penalty flag during the game.
Understand the rule, and know it’ll get called every time. But Herbert starts his slide at the same time Kearse starts his tackle and I’m not sure what he’s supposed to do pic.twitter.com/wDT1pfEBQP
— Brad Beiswanger (@BradBeiswanger) October 17, 2023
Bell’s fine comes as a result of helmet-to-helmet contact, too, made during a solo tackle of running back Austin Ekeler on a third-and-goal play in the fourth quarter, but it did not warrant a flag at the time.
Armstrong’s roughness is given as occurring on a second-quarter play, but replays do not make immediately clear what Armstrong did to incur the fine; he was not flagged during the Week 6 win.
But defensive end Dante Fowler is not listed at all for his involvement in the pregame brawl that took place prior to kickoff.
Cameras spotted Fowler striking Ekeler, fully knocking his helmet off his head as players from the two teams met and exchange heated words near midfield during warmups.
The Cowboys and Chargers got into it ahead of #MNF 😳 pic.twitter.com/0y7dVEjsWF
— ESPN (@espn) October 16, 2023
Defensive tackle Mazi Smith and defensive end Sam Williams were also among the Cowboys in the middle of the action; none appears on the league’s list of fined players, nor do any Chargers.
While the altercation happened before the start of the game, all players’ actions would still be subject to the league’s conduct policies. (For what it’s worth, no one who was a part of a similar pregame fight between the Browns and 49ers on Sunday appears on the list of fined players either.)
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It is not known if any fines- or other punishment- for the pregame fight will be announced by the league at a later time or otherwise revealed to the public.
All fines are always subject to an appeal by the player. Fines are donated to the Professional Athletes Foundation and the NFL Foundation.
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