Drake London was fined for a second consecutive game, earning a $23,882 fine for unnecessary roughness/use of the helmet in the Falcons’ frustrating loss to the Bengals in Madrid, Spain in Week 9.
The fine was levied for London’s 21-yard catch with seconds left to play in the third quarter. London does lower his head as he makes contact with the Bengals defender on his way out of bounds, but does this really rise to the level of a $24k fine?
London’s collected a few fines since being drafted by the Falcons in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft. This season, he was fined $12,537 after Week 8 for unnecessary roughness against the Buccaneers. He was fined once for taunting in 2025, once for taunting in 2024, and he was fined in his rookie season for an “excessive face mask.”
No Bengals were fined for their play against the Falcons in Madrid. Cincinnati won the game, 34-17.
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