Tag: Fined

Ravens OLB Odafe Oweh was fined for hit that gave Broncos QB Teddy Bridgewater a concussion

Ravens OLB Odafe Oweh was fined $11,457 for his hit that knocked Broncos QB Teddy Bridgewater out of last week’s game with a concussion.

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Baltimore Ravens edge rusher Odafe Oweh was fined $11,457 by the NFL after his high hit on Teddy Bridgewater knocked the Denver Broncos quarterback out of last week’s game with a concussion, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.

Oweh was not flagged for the hit, but the league’s fine seems to imply that his high tackle should have been a penalty. Bridgewater was ruled out of the game at halftime and Denver went on to lose, 23-7.

Oweh wasn’t the only player fined from that game. Broncos safety Justin Simmons was fined $10,300 for unnecessary roughness, according to KUSA-TV’s Mike Klis. Denver’s safety was not penalized for a facemask during the game, but the league caught it on film.

Ravens defenders Justin Madubuike and Chuck Clark were not fined for their hits on Bridgewater and receiver Diontae Spencer, respectively. And Broncos defensive lineman Mike Purcell was not fined for a low hit on Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson that sparked frustration from fans in Baltimore.

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Bills players fined for scuffle with Chiefs DE Alex Okafor in AFC title game

Several Bills players, including QB Josh Allen, were fined for unsportsmanlike conduct penalties in the AFC title game.

Three Buffalo Bills players caught fines from the NFL following their late-game conduct in the AFC Championship Game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Things got heated late in the fourth quarter as the Bills realized the game was slipping away and that they wouldn’t be advancing to Super Bowl LV.

The biggest fine handed out was to Bills QB Josh Allen, who seemed to start the scuffle by tossing the football at Chiefs DE Alex Okafor’s head following a tackle. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, Allen was fined a whopping $15,000 for the unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. That’ll put a dent in his game check.

In addition, the two offensive linemen who shoved Okafor following the incident with Allen were fined $10,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct as well according to Ian Rapoport. You can hardly blame them for coming to the aid of their quarterback, but the NFL found them in the wrong since their quarterback was the instigator here.

The Chiefs seem to have escaped this incident without any fines to their players, which is good news heading into Super Bowl LV. Hopefully, cooler heads will prevail between Kansas City and Tampa Bay.

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Report: C.J. Gardner-Johnson fined following scrum in Week 14 Eagles loss

New Orleans Saints safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson was fined following Week 14’s loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, in which he was penalized.

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New Orleans Saints safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson was penalized for unnecessary roughness after dragging a Philadelphia Eagles player out of the pile after a late onside kick attempt in Week 14’s defeat, and now he’s paying for it again with a fine from the league office.

Nola.com’s Amie Just reports that Gardner-Johnson was docked $5,128 by the NFL for the foul. The second-year pro earns a weekly game check worth about $39,000, so he’s halfway to losing an entire week’s pay to fines on the year so far, having forfeited a total of $20,512 following incidents earlier this season.

Fines may be appealed if players choose to do so. The money is donated to several foundations that benefit former players in retirement, so some good will come of this later on down the road. But don’t expect Gardner-Johnson to change his aggressive style of play so long as he avoids racking penalties that hurt his team.

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Chiefs DE Frank Clark fined for roughing Buccaneers QB Tom Brady

Clark will feel his roughing the passer penalties against Tom Brady in his most recent game check.

Kansas City Chiefs DE Frank Clark committed a pair of roughing the passer penalties against Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Tom Brady last Sunday. He didn’t feel much remorse for the penalties at the moment or following the game, but he’ll be feeling it in his wallet.

According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, Clark was fined $15,000 by the league for the two roughing the passer penalties. One was but a glancing blow to the helmet of Brady. A similar penalty was called against Bucs DE Jason Pierre-Paul for a glancing blow of Patrick Mahomes’ helmet. The other penalty was a bit more egregious by Clark, landing a hit on Brady after the ball had already been thrown.

Clark claimed on Friday that he was owed these penalties and that they were the first roughing the passer penalties he’d ever committed in his NFL career. That’s not entirely accurate, but they were his first roughing the passer penalties since 2017 and the first he’s committed as a member of the Chiefs. Historically, he’s been good in this regard, but it was pretty clear that some frustrations had boiled over.

The veteran defensive end also said that he told Steve Spagnuolo those will be his last roughing the passer penalties on the year. We’ll see if that statement holds true moving forward.

This is the first defensive lineman to catch a fine for the Chiefs this year, but not the first defender. DB Daniel Sorensen was fined in Week 7 for a hit on Broncos RB Philip Lindsay.

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Chiefs TE Travis Kelce fined for goalpost dunk celebration vs. Jets

The No Fun League is back at their shenanigans, this time fining Chiefs TE Travis Kelce.

Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce caught a fine from the “No Fun League” for his Week 8 touchdown celebration against the New York Jets.

According to reports from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and KC Star beat writer Herbie Teope, Kelce was fined $12,500 for his goalpost dunk. The post-play celebration caught him an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty and despite being one of the better touchdown celebrations it’s against the NFL’s rules.

Why is it against the rules? Following the 2013 NFL season, the NFL modified the rules after a goalpost dunk by then-Saints TE Jimmy Graham caused the goalpost to become misaligned. The game had to be delayed in order to fix the goalpost.

This was a fun throwback to the Tony Gonzalez days for Chiefs fans as the goalpost dunk was a signature celebration of his. While we probably won’t be seeing this celebration again from Kelce anytime soon, it felt worth the fine in a way.

On the flipside, Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill managed to avoid a fine from the league for jumping into the stands after his Week 8 touchdown. Many thought he might catch a fine give the COVID-19 restrictions. Patrick Mahomes praised fans after the game for staying away from Hill and adhering to proper social distancing guidelines when that happened.

This marks the second-straight week that a Chiefs player has caught a fine from the league. Daniel Sorensen was fined following Week 7 for a hit on Broncos RB Phillip Lindsay.

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Jon Bostic fined $12,000 for late hit on QB Andy Dalton

Jon Bostic was fined $12,000 for his hit on Andy Dalton that knocked the Cowboys QB into concussion protocol.

Washington’s linebacker Jon Bostic is being fined $12,000 by the NFL for the late hit that knocked Dallas Cowboys QB Andy Dalton out of the game with a concussion a week ago.

Bostic was ejected for the rest of the game after the late hit to Dalton’s head that knocked the Cowboys QB to the turf, where he lay motionless for a couple of seconds. There was speculation after the game that Bostic could face a suspension, but it quickly became clear that a fine was all that he was in store for.

The hit on Dalton caused a bit of drama for the Cowboys, especially after head coach Mike McCarthy got on his team for not having a stronger reaction to the hit and coming to the QB’s defense.

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Dwayne Haskins fined for violating COVID-19 protocols vs. NY Giants

Haskins reportedly made a reservation for a family friend at the team hotel last week vs. New York, which is against team COVID protocols.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Washington’s third-string QB Dwayne Haskins has been fined for violating the team’s COVID-19 protocols last week against the New York Giants. Haskins reportedly made a reservation for a family friend to stay at the team hotel, which is prohibited by the Washington Football Team.

It is unclear what the fine for Haskins is, or whether or not he will face additional punishment, but we know at this point in time that he is in fact being fined.

It has been a tough few weeks for Haskins, who was once the starting QB for Washington, one who many thought would eventually become the franchise quarterback. Instead, he was benched after a Week 4 game vs. the Cleveland Browns, and been listed as inactive for the past two weeks.

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Sean Payton fined $100,000 for not keeping his mask up on Saints sideline

The NFL fined New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton $100,000 and issued an $250,000 fine to the team for not following COVID-19 procedures.

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As anyone who has worn a face mask in public during the COVID-19 pandemic knows, it’s hard to talk behind that thing. But it’s no excuse to not wear one, especially in the workplace. And the NFL reminded New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton of that with a hefty fine after he didn’t keep his mask up during a Week 2 game against the Las Vegas Raiders.

NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported that Payton was fined $100,000 for his negligence, with the Saints organization receiving a $250,000 penalty (all fines are paid into the NFL General Fund). Raiders coach Jon Gruden and his team were hit with the same fines for the same problem, joining a list of other NFL coaches who had been penalized for not following protocols around the league.

Payton did take the field wearing a neck gaiter, which he lowered from across his nose and mouth as the game wore on. While Payton has already contracted the novel coronavirus and recovered earlier this year (repeat infections are rare), if nothing else it’s bad for optics to have the leader of an organization not following procedure.

But while it is important for the NFL to emphasize everyone follow the rules during a public health crisis, it feels disingenuous to bring the hammer down on coaches working games when the Dallas Cowboys just crammed more than 21,000 fans into AT&T Stadium, many of whom were neither wearing masks nor social distancing. It feels like a situation where the NFL wants to have it both ways.

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Seahawks coach Pete Carroll fined for not wearing mask on Sunday

Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll was one of three NFL head coaches fined Week 2 for not wearing his mask during the Patriots matchup.

Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll will be writing out a hefty check to the league this week after he was fined $100,000 for not wearing his mask Sunday night during the team’s Week-2 matchup against the New England Patriots.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter tweeted the news Monday night.

“NFL fined three head coaches – – Denver’s Vic Fangio, Seattle’s Pete Carroll and SF’s Kyle Shanahan – $100,000 each for not wearing masks Sunday, and each of their teams another $250,000, sources told ESPN,” wrote Schefter. “So that’s $1.05 million dollars in fines for not wearing masks.”

The league had sent a memo out last Monday reminding coaches, staff and teams that masks must be worn at all times in the bench areas and on the sidelines on gamedays.

The NFL has had strict protocols in place all summer in the hopes of preventing the spread of the coronavirus. The Seahawks have yet to have a positive test for COVID-19.

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ACC Fines Notre Dame, Reprimands Brey After Rant

Everyone knows the officials screwed up. Why can’t that part at least be admitted or acknowledged?

Good morning and happy Monday. If you missed it over the weekend Mike Brey was none too pleased over how Saturday night’s loss at Florida State was officiated.

The Fighting Irish lost a close one in Tallahassee and now the university has to pay for Brey’s outburst.

In a statement released by the Atlantic Coast Conference Monday morning the following has been handed down:

-The ACC issues a public reprimand of Brey for his comments because he violated the ACC sportsmanship policy.

-The league also handed Notre Dame a $20,000 fine for the violation.

-The ACC also considers this matter closed and will have no further comment.

Listen, Notre Dame got to the free throw line more than Florida State did Saturday. I don’t think any official went in with the idea of fixing things to make sure an upset was avoided.

The thing that bothers me the most isn’t as much an ACC problem as it is a sports problem. Officials clearly messed up like they do in any league or level of play and anyone with a functioning pair of eyes could see it. Yet when no comment is made about Brey in this instance having a point, it feels like complete propaganda.

You and I watch that showing by the officials and know it was awful. Joe in accounting who doesn’t watch basketball even knows the officials were brutal. So what then would the harm be in at least releasing something in that statement that read along the lines of “The ACC is reviewing the officials performance from Saturday’s game”?

Everyone knows the officials screwed up. Why can’t that part at least be admitted or acknowledged? I say that in regards to strictly officiating, not in Brey’s comments about the league having it out for Notre Dame.

I think I speak for most college basketball observers when I say that officiating in the game is awful. I don’t like to play the blame game but I do feel like just flipping on a random Big Ten game in the middle of the week will give multiple occurrences where you ask yourself “what the heck was that?” in regards to a call.

Why can’t that at least be acknowledged instead of sports organizations pushing their propaganda? Instead it comes off to me as treating viewers and fans as if they’re stupid.