Talk about insult to injury, that’s the case for Seattle Seahawks linebacker Tyrice Knight.
The second-year player has already been ruled out of Week 12 against the Tennessee Titans due to a concussion suffered against the Los Angeles Rams, and it turns out the NFL was not pleased with how he got himself injured.
Knight was fined $6,406 for unnecessary use of the helmet following a huge kickoff return tackle on the Rams’ Xavier Smith, who himself was concussed on the play. Neither player returned to
the game, but Knight is the one who takes the hit to his wallet.
Meanwhile, Jarran Reed was docked $14,491 for unsportsmanlike conduct after bumping into the Rams’ Byron Young. In other words, Knight was fined for a play that caused him to leave the game, while Reed was fined while not even suiting up for the game. Presumably Reed thought this shove by Young on Kenneth Walker was unnecessary.
The Rams did get one fine for a hip drop tackle. Cornerback Cobie Durant was dinged $17,389 for this third quarter play on A.J. Barner, which wasn’t flagged because officials never flag this play. It’s very much an infraction penalized after the fact and not in the moment.
