NFL hits five Eagles players with early lumps of coal days before Christmas with latest series of punishments
The NFL handed five Philadelphia Eagles players early lumps of coal for Christmas, fining them a total amount of $55,824 for penalties in Week 15's win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Eagles cornerbacks Darius Slay and Quinyon Mitchell were each fined a whopping $14,069 for the sideline fight they were involved in which started with tight […]
The NFL handed five Philadelphia Eagles players early lumps of coal for Christmas, fining them a total amount of $55,824 for penalties in Week 15's win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Eagles cornerbacks Darius Slay and Quinyon Mitchell were each fined a whopping $14,069 for the sideline fight they were involved in which started with tight end Darnell Washington pushing Slay beyond the end zone.
Steelers wideout Calvin Austin III was also fined $6,173 for the scuffle.
Only the Steelers were initially penalized for the incident during the game, so the amount difference makes sense.
Meanwhile, Zack Baun was fined $8,888, safety Sydney Brown was fined $6,981, and defensive tackle Jalen Carter was docked $11,817 for unnecessary roughness.
In addition to these fines, quarterback Jalen Hurts was fined $5,628 for his choice of mismatching cleats to didn't align with the Eagles' traditional colors.
Steelers cornerback James Pierre was not fined for what looked like an illegal hip-drop tackle that shook up Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown.
