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NFL Week 5 fines Grady Jarrett Chris Jones not fined for roughing the passer Jon Runyan fined by father

and were the trending conversation in the NFL after both defensive tackles were penalized 15 yards for controversial roughing the pa ser penalties in Week 5. While Jarrett and Jones were each penalized 15 yards, their wallets did not get lighter a week later.None of the eight players Nick Young Jersey who received roughing the pa ser calls were fined by the NFL (), an olive branch of sorts for the controversial roughing the pa ser penalties that were bestowed upon them. Roughing the pa ser penalties are actually down through five weeks compared to all of last year, as the league average through five weeks is 4.8 compared to 8.3 in 2021. There were 149 roughing the pa ser calls Elgin Baylor Jersey last year (the most in a season dating back to 2000).A third of the total roughing the pa ser calls were called last week (16 the previous four weeks compared to eight last week). head Vlade Divac Jersey coach Andy Reid, about the Jones call Monday night, addre sedthefinding a balance between protecting the quarterbacks and letting defensive players tackle people without getting fined. "Yeah listen, I'm in the league, I'm on a couple of committees there, so I understand protecting the quarterback -- that's important. It is important. There's a fine line, we just got to sort that out," Reid said. "But these guys -- I mean they worked their butt(s) off to do a good job for us out here. And the league spends time doing it and looking at it. Sometimes there's a point where you got to let guys play and we just got to find where that happy medium is."There Jordan Clarkson Jersey were a few fines handed down Saturday, and one was to guard . The son of longtime and right tackle Jon Runyan, the younger Runyan was fined $5,215 for unnece sary roughne s in Week 5. No flag was thrown, but the elder Runyan handles on-field discipline for the league -- so he handed out the letter to his son informing him of Dennis Rodman Jersey the fine. cornerback was fined $10,609 for unsportsmanlike conduct and linebacker was fined $10,609 for for unnece sary roughne s.

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