Washington's Kevin Pierre-Louis was fined $15,000 for his hit on Matthew Stafford last weekend.
It's also the hit that injured Stafford's hand.
Chase Young was not fined for his roughing the passer. https://t.co/Ko4jjSlXoN
— Michael Rothstein (@mikerothstein) November 21, 2020
The NFL announced a bunch of fines to players on Saturday afternoon, one of which came down for Washington’s linebacker Kevin Pierre-Louis for a hit he laid on Detroit Lions’ QB Matthew Stafford in the Week 10 loss. The hit drew a penalty for lowering his head.
The size of the fine, $15,000, is a bit odd, considering that Washington linebacker Jon Bostic was fined just $12,000 a few weeks ago for his hit on Dallas Cowboys QB Andy Dalton, which was a much more serious shot than the one that KPL laid on Stafford a week ago. Dalton ended up motionless on the ground and was later placed in the concussion protocol. He recently remarked that he was surprised by how little Bostic was fined for the hit.
So why was Pierre-Louis’ hit more costly than Bostic’s? That’s a question that we don’t have the answer to, but Washington’s linebacker will be walking around with some lighter pockets after this week.
