The NFL is gearing up for a jam-packed Week 8 slate. Before they do, however, the league office is taking care of some business from Week 7 and handing out a litany of fines. In all, the NFL has fined 23 players for infractions from the previous week, which includes San Francisco 49ers left tackle Trent Williams.
The league has fined Williams $11,817 for unnecessary roughness after he was ejected for punching Kansas City Chiefs safety Bryan Cook. Williams could be seen punching Cook on the left side of the helmet after Cook struck him while he was on the ground. Cook himself was fined $8,442.64 for his part in the ordeal.
Along with Cook and Williams, two others were fined in from that game: 49ers cornerback Deommodore Lenoir was fined $11,817, and Chiefs wide receiver Skyy More was fined $9,356.83 for unnecessary roughness.
Here’s a look at the other fines that were handed down by the NFL:
The Buccaneers quarterback was fined $11,255 for a facemask penalty called on him during Tampa Bay’s Week 7 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Mayfield could be seen grabbing the facemask of Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith in the third quarter last week.
Meanwhile, four other Buccaneers were fined in the losing effort: linebacker K.J. Britt was fined $6,231 for roughing the passer for a hit on Lamar Jackson, and defensive Earnest Brown IV was fined $5,472 for unnecessary roughness (use of helmet), while safeties Jordan Whitehead and Antoine Winfield Jr. were fined $11,817 each for low blocks.
Roquan Smith fined for hip-drop tackle on Chris Godwin
As CBS Sports Lead NFL Insider Jonathan Jones previously reported, the NFL has determined that the play where Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin suffered a season-ending ankle injury came via an illegal hip-drop tackle from Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith. Upon review, the league has fined Smith $16,883 for the infraction.
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