NFL hands down punishment to the player who caused injury to Bengals RB Samaje Perine
Perine is now dealing with a high-ankle sprain.
Running back Samaje Perine suffered a high-ankle sprain injury during the Cincinnati Bengals’ Week 9 loss to the Chicago Bears, and the NFL determined his injury happened because of an illegal action.
Bears linebacker D’Marco Jackson was fined $6,111 for utilizing a hip-drop tackle on Perine. The fine is under the category of unnecessary roughness and was one of two hip-drop tackles that were originally fined this week.
Samaje Perine’s injury was caused by hip-drop tackle
Perine took back a kickoff return to the 31-yard line. Jackson engaged him at his midsection and brought him down with his legs in the air, which is a hip-drop tackle. Perine’s right ankle was caught underneath the weight of Jackson’s body.
Jackson was not penalized for the tackle during the game, but the fine means a flag should’ve been thrown. Cincinnati ended up losing two yards on the drive and punted from the 29-yard line, so a penalty before the possession even began could’ve aided the offense.
Head coach Zac Taylor said Perine, who was seen in a walking boot a day after the injury, could miss a couple of weeks with his injury. The Bengals are on their bye week, and the next update on Perine’s injury will come Wednesday when they return to practice for Week 10.
Perine has 198 rushing yards and a touchdown on 32 attempts this season as the No. 2 back behind starter Chase Brown. He’s also returned 15 kickoffs for 381 yards, with a long of 38 yards.
Should Perine miss Week 10 and beyond, rookie Tahj Brooks will take over as Brown’s backup. Brooks has carried the ball six times for 18 yards this year.
As for Jackson, this is the second time in his career he’s been fined by the league. He was docked $5,912 for impermissible use of the helmet last season against the Atlanta Falcons.
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