NFL hits Texans player with news he didn't want to hear ahead of their Week 12 matchup with their divisional rivals the Titans
The Houston Texans took care of the Dallas Cowboys to win the battle of Texas.But the NFL is now bringing one Texans player back down to earth with news he didn't want to hear ahead of their Week 12 matchup. Texans Derek Barnett fined by the NFL for action committed in Week 11 win over […]
The Houston Texans took care of the Dallas Cowboys to win the battle of Texas.
But the NFL is now bringing one Texans player back down to earth with news he didn't want to hear ahead of their Week 12 matchup.
Texans Derek Barnett fined by the NFL for action committed in Week 11 win over the Cowboys
Derek Barnett made a big impact on the Texans' Week 11 win over the Cowboys. He forced a fumble on a sack and recovered another, which he returned to the house.
But now the NFL has announced that Barnett has been fined $11,176.47 for "Unnecessary Roughness" due to what they labeled as "Striking/Kicking/Kneeing on a play in the third quarter." The NFL handed out 19 fines this week, and Barnett's was the sixth-cheapest.
Hopefully, Barnett doesn't allow this to take away any of the momentum he was able to create in his big game last week. The Texans have a firm hold on the AFC South, but dropping any games down the stretch will hurt their chances to rise up the AFC rankings as they attempt to host multiple games in Houston this year.
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