This is a new one in the vast land of sports fines.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians has been fined $50,000 for intentionally striking his own safety, Andrew Adams, during the Super Wild Card game with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Bruce Arians was seen swiping at #Bucs player Andrew Adams, saying after the game he was attempting to make sure Adams didn’t pull players from the pile. Now, fined $50K. https://t.co/TIR635M6gI
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 19, 2022
The incident in question:
Bruce Arians was fined $50,000 for slapping Andrew Adams on the helmet, per @RapSheet pic.twitter.com/PSupJcqyhS
— Pickswise (@Pickswise) January 19, 2022
Arians said he was trying to avoid Adams getting a penalty for pulling opponents out of a pile.
And he has no regrets.
“No, and I’ve seen enough dumb,” Arians said. “You can’t pull guys out of a pile. We just got a big play, great field position, and he’s trying to pull a guy out of a pile, and I was trying to knock him off of that guy so he didn’t get a penalty.”