Ouch. New Orleans Saints linebacker Danny Stutsman is taking a big hit to his wallet for a roughing the passer penalty in last week's game, per Nick Underhill for NewOrleans.Football
. Underhill reports that Stutsman is being fined for $7,011 after delivering a late hit on Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Kirk Cousins. Stutsman is earning about $55,833 per week on his rookie contract, so that's a significant loss for him.Stutsman was penalized at the time, costing the Saints a stop on third down and setting up Las Vegas for a go-ahead touchdown pass. The foul was criticized on social media as an example of rules changes designed to protect quarterbacks going too far; Stutsman had his head up and arms around Cousins in a textbook tackle, but landed
with his body weight falling on the passer.
That's become a point of emphasis by officiating crews in recent years, so maybe this could be a learning moment for the second-year linebacker. It looks like these defenders will just have to learn how to break the laws of physics to keep these things from happening in the future.
This article originally appeared on Saints Wire: Saints linebacker fined for late hit on Raiders QB Kirk Cousins
