Tag: NFL fines

Ravens player fined for actions vs. Bengals in Week 11

The NFL has fined a Ravens player for his actions vs. Bengals.

The Cincinnati Bengals didn’t have any players fined for their actions against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 11.

But the Ravens can’t say the same.

Per the NFL’s accountability page, Ravens pass-rusher Odafe Oweh received a $10,927 fine letter from the league this week due to an unnecessary roughness infraction stemming from the grabbing of Bengals tight end Tanner Hudson’s facemask.

Of note, Bengals defensive lineman B.J. Hill wasn’t fined for his unnecessary roughness penalty from the game.

In all, a timid week of fines for an AFC North clash, especially compared to the prior week’s massive fine to a special-teamer who had been called up from the practice squad.

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Multiple Bengals, Texans players fined by NFL

Bengals and Texans players got fine letters for their actions last week.

The Cincinnati Bengals and Houston Texans combined for a handful of fine letters from the NFL this week related to the Week 10, 30-27 Cincinnati loss.

Per the NFL’s accountability page, Bengals cornerback Chidobe Awuzie received a $10,927 fine for ripping a player’s helmet off while trying to make a tackle.

By far the most stunning fine was for Stanley Morgan, a special-teams call-up who got hit with a $43,709 fine for a hit out of bounds with the crown of his helmet.

Houston’s Will Anderson received a $16,391 fine for hitting Joe Burrow in the head on the first play of the game.

Not listed here is Texans linebacker Denzel Perryman. The league quickly suspended him after he speared Ja’Marr Chase with his helmet, banning him for three games (two upon appeal) for his seventh use of helmet foul.

This was the hit that earned Morgan a shocking fine letter, via Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports:

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Kalif Raymond fined for block vs. Chargers

Lions WR Kalif Raymond fined for block vs. Chargers, while L.A. safety Derwin James earned a much bigger fine in the game

Lions wide receiver Kalif Raymond has been levied a fine by the NFL for a questionable block against the Los Angeles Chargers.

Raymond was fined $15,138 for unnecessary roughness in the Week 10 win over the Chargers. It came on a David Montgomery run play midway through the third quarter and Raymond was not flagged on the play. Raymond charged in and threw a block that might have been too high, though it was hard to see from the game video.

On the Chargers side, safety Derwin James got hit with a $43,710 fine. James unnecessary roughness hit on Lions wideout Josh Reynolds on the third play of the second half earned the hefty fine.

NFL fines Falcons safety Richie Grant for unnecessary roughness

Falcons safety Richie Grant has been fined by the NFL for unnecessary roughness against the Cardinals

Atlanta Falcons safety Richie Grant is the latest member of the team to receive a fine from the NFL for unnecessary roughness.

Grant has been fined $12,528 for his hit on Cardinals tight end Trey McBride in the third quarter of Sunday’s loss in Arizona, ESPN’s Michael Rothstein reported on Saturday afternoon.

The secondary has received a handful of fines already this season. Last week, cornerback Dee Alford was fined $4,853 for an unnecessary roughness violation against the Vikings.

In Week 9, cornerback Jeff Okudah and safety Jessie Bates received fines of $16,391 and $21,855, respectively. The Falcons are off this weekend before returning in Week 12 against the New Orleans Saints at home.

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Falcons CB Dee Alford fined for unnecessary roughness

Falcons CB Dee Alford has been fined by the NFL for unnecessary roughness during last week’s loss to the Vikings

Atlanta Falcons cornerback Dee Alford has been fined by the NFL for an unnecessary roughness violation he committed during the team’s Week 9 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network reported on Saturday.

Alford’s hit on Vikings wide receiver K.J. Osborn, which can be seen below, earned the cornerback a fine of $4,853.

The Falcons have received a handful of fines for unsportsmanlike conduct this season, but as we pointed out earlier this week, these fines don’t always tell the whole story.

Fullback Keith Smith was reportedly fined $87,000, however, it was never reported that Smith won his appeal and the NFL overturned the fine.

Atlanta ruled out Alford for Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals due to an ankle injury. Without their starting nickel corner, the Falcons will look to veteran Mike Hughes and rookie Clark Phillips III.

Head coach Arthur Smith said the team had confidence in Phillips to step up in Alford’s absence.

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Josh Allen, Cordell Volson fined by NFL due to actions in Bills vs. Bengals

Bills vs. Bengals fined by the NFL after the primetime showdown.

The Cincinnati Bengals had one player fined by the NFL coming out of the Week 9 win over the Buffalo Bills.

Per the NFL’s accountability page, Bengals guard Cordell Volson got a $5,746 fine letter from the league for an unnecessary roughness infraction in the fourth quarter.

Volson blinded a Bills player away from a pile near the end of a play while an official was blowing a whistle, prompting this fine.

More notably, Bills star quarterback Josh Allen got hit with a $10,927 fine from the NFL due to his unsportsmanlike conduct infraction in the first quarter, which featured him pointing at a Bengals defender while running for a touchdown.

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Jack Campbell fined for low hit on Jimmy Garoppolo

Any contact initiated below the knee will get flagged, even if the player was tripped or pushed into the quarterback. The fine, however, seems harsh for an inadvertent and unavoidable play by a first-time offender.

Lions rookie linebacker Jack Campbell is a little lighter in the wallet after being fined by the NFL. Campbell was assessed a fine of $14,871 for a low hit on Raiders QB Jimmy Garoppolo in Monday night’s win in Ford Field.

Campbell was penalized on the play for roughing the passer. He burst through the Raiders O-line on a rush and lost his balance after some lower-body contact with a lineman. He crashed into Garoppolo’s legs.

Any contact initiated below the knee will get flagged, even if the player was tripped or pushed into the quarterback. The fine, however, seems harsh for an inadvertent and unavoidable play by a first-time offender.

NFL should be ashamed of fines against Steelers RB Jaylen Warren

The NFL is literally stealing money from running back Jaylen Warren and should be ashamed.

I will never pretend to understand why the NFL does what they do. There seems to be no rhyme or reason for how they enforce their rules and the mantra of player safety is nothing more than a facade.

The NFL has also never been very subtle when it comes to targeting players for punishment and once you are on their radar, the league seems to have no principles when it comes to creating a financial hardship for a player for no good reason.

The latest player the league seems to have some sort of personal stake in ruining is Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jaylen Warren. The league fined Warren more than $48,000 last week for a block he made on a blitz pickup that did not draw a flag, which amounted to the entirety of his game check.

This is the second time this season Warren has gotten a massive fine like this for a legal block the officials on the field felt was well within the rules. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and his $64 million a year salary should be ashamed. Warren’s base salary is only $870,000 so he has been fined over 10 percent of his earnings for two legal plays.

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Two Ravens fined for hits in Week 7 game against the Lions

Two Ravens fined for hits in Week 7 game against the Lions, and the bigger fine came on a play that wasn’t penalized

The Baltimore Ravens’ win over the Detroit Lions in Week 7 was an expensive one for a couple of Ravens players. Two of them were fined for illegal hits in the game against Detroit.

One of them came on a play that earned a penalty in the game. Ravens LB Roquan Smith was fined $16,391 for a hit on Detroit QB Jared Goff that drew a roughing-the-passer penalty on the first play of the fourth quarter.

The other fine comes from a play that resulted in no penalty, but a larger fine. Wideout Odell Beckham Jr. was fined $21,844 for lowering his helmet to initiate contact with Lions safety Kerby Joseph, also in the fourth quarter. Joseph had to leave the game to get cleared in the concussion protocol after being on the receiving end of the helmet-to-helmet hit from Beckham.

No Lions committed any fine-worthy offenses in Baltimore.

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Jamaal Williams fined more for dancing than Quay Walker was for shoving a Lions trainer

The NFL decided that Williams TD dance was worse than Walker striking a Lions trainer

One of the common memes, one that dates back to before anyone ever heard of a meme, is that the NFL stands for “No Fun League.” The league certainly proved that in announcing the player fines from Week 18 games.

Lions running back Jamaal Williams was fined $18,566 for his celebratory dance following one of his two rushing touchdowns in Detroit’s win in Green Bay in Week 18. It’s hard to know which one drew the fine, because it was the same celebration both times and neither was flagged on the field. Williams does a hip swivel groove that is a staple of NFL cheerleading routines that go on at the same time as touchdown dances.

Here’s where the NFL really got things wrong.

Packers LB Quay Walker was ejected from the game for shoving a Lions trainer attempting to tend to an injured D’Andre Swift. His fine for the blatant unsportsmanlike conduct was just $13,261.

That’s right; shoving a trainer and getting ejected is worthy of a lesser fine than a touchdown celebration dance.

It’s Williams’ second fine this year for an overexuberant touchdown dance. It’s also Walker’s second ejection for striking a member of the opposing training staff in his rookie season.

 

Talk about some truly awful optics for the NFL.

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