2017 Week Eight Fine Friday

• Carolina Panthers:  Thomas Davis, repeat offender (from last year): $48,620 for a hit he claims is legal and is appealing.
• Miami Dolphins:  The hit that concussed Joe Flacco, a clean headshot by Kiko Alonso?  $9,115!
• Ndamokung Suh received no fines for his two penalties, including one where he grabbed Flacco's backup by the throat!
• New York Jets:  Darryl Roberts:  $24,309 for helmet to helmet.
• With that fine, the Jets become the fourth team to reach the $120,000ish Level 1 threshold and are fined $50,000 as a result.
• Atlanta Falcons:  Ahtyba Rubin, $18,231 for roughing the passer.
• Denver Broncos:  Justin Simmons, $24,309 for unnecessary roughness
• Kansas City Chiefs:  Marcus Peters:  $12,154 for dunking the ball over the goal post.  That makes him a TWO-TIME LOSER.  Peters did that after returning a fumble for a touchdown.
• Detroit Lions:  An odd amount here, and it's for three players leaving the bench for a scuffle.  DJ Hayden
• Detroit Lions:  Cornelius Washington
• Detroit Lions:  and Jeremiah Valoaga, each fined $3,037 for leaving the bench to join a scuffle.  They are the first fines for the Detroit Lions this season.
• A'Shawn Robinson, who started the scuffle and apparently threw punches?  No fine.
• Detroit Lions:  Quandre Diggs:  $24,309 for helmet to helmet.
• Cleveland Browns:  Jamie Collins
• Dallas Cowboys:  Damien Wilson
• and Houston Texans:  Zack Cunningham, each $18,231 for roughing the passer.
• Seattle Seahawks:  Bobby Wagner:  $18,231 for a horse-collar tackle
• Minnesota Vikings:  Eric Wilson:  $12,154 for unsportsmanlike conduct
• Minnesota Vikings:  Shamar Stephen:  $9,115 for a face mask
• Carolina Panthers:  Andrew Gachkar:  $9,115 for unnecessary roughness
• New England Patriots:  Joe Thuney:  $9,115 for a flagrant clip.
• Los Angeles Chargers:  Hayes Pullard:  $9,115 for a face mask
• Seattle Seahawks:  Thomas Rawls:  $9,115 for a chop block
• Baltimore Ravens:  Matthew Judon:  $18,231 for a horse collar tackle.

And another late one with significant ramifications:

• The Pittsburgh Steelers have now reached the point where every fine is doubled with a team fine, dollar-for-dollar.  They have reached Level 2 status with Sean Davis' $24,309 fine for a helmet-to-helmet shot.  That also means another $50,000 fine, and the dollar-for-dollar kicks in for another $13,343.  This now means the Steelers have been fined over $300,000 alone/

ESPN actually had a pretty large fine blotter for this week posted to their site, and that's where I got the information.

So far, 21 players from 15 teams, $297,777, plus another $113,343 (Steelers Level 2, Jets Level 1) in team fines.

The year total, including 4 teams who have reached Level 1 Threshold, is around $2 million now.

More may be forthcoming.

Clean Slate Club now only numbers three:  Buffalo, Arizona, and the LA Rams.

Both Minnesota and Pittsburgh are basically one fine away from the second threshold and all fines from there being doubled, with the team paying dollar for dollar.

Top-fined teams:

1. Pittsburgh:  6-2, leading AFC North, #1 seed in the AFC by conference record over New England and Kansas City
2. Minnesota:  6-2, leading NFC North, #2 seed in the NFC outright, but still has their bye coming with 5-2 Seattle and New Orleans.
3. New York Jets:  4-5, the only one of the top five fined teams with a losing record
4. New Orleans:  5-2, leading NFC South, #3 seed in the NFC by conference record over Seattle, who has the NFC West lead by head to head over LA
5. Philadelphia:  7-1, leading NFC East, best record in the NFL