The NFL workplace opinions all performs and points fines for any player-safety violations and different infractions after every week of play. In response to TribLive’s Joe Rutter, Darnell Washington obtained a tremendous discover for an unlawful crackback within the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Week 3 recreation in opposition to the Los Angeles Chargers.
“Darnell Washington mentioned he has been fined for an unlawful crackback block in opposition to the Chargers. He plans to enchantment,” Rutter wrote from the locker room after observe right this moment on X.
After sifting by way of the tape, it isn’t apparent for which play he was fined. Listed below are three potential guesses, although none look worthy of being fined.
The fines normally get introduced on Saturday, however I suppose they’re issued earlier within the week. It is smart, as we noticed Derwin James not too long ago suspended for his helmet-to-helmet hit on TE Pat Freiermuth in the identical recreation. That suspension was upheld.
In response to the NFL Operations’ accountability web page, the primary infraction for a blindside block comes with a price ticket of $16,883, however Ray Fittipaldo reported on X that the tremendous was for $6,000. The NFLPA can have the tremendous decreased if it’s a massive sum of the participant’s paycheck. To my information, Washington has by no means been fined for any offense earlier than. That tremendous can be withheld from Washington’s subsequent recreation test if it’s upheld.
The appeals course of goes by way of one of many league’s appeals officers, Derrick Brooks, Ramon Foster, Kevin Mawae, or Jordy Nelson, who had been appointed by the NFL and NFLPA. The instances are randomly assigned, so there’s maybe an opportunity that former Steelers OL Foster sees the enchantment.
All fines are donated to the Skilled Athletes Basis, which helps former gamers in want. The cash additionally goes to the NFL Basis to assist well being and security of athletes at each stage of the game.
