The NFL hasn’t been hesitant to hand out fines over the course of the years, and on Thursday, the Jacksonville Jaguars and Urban Meyer found out the hard way. Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the team was fined $200K for violating the league’s non-contact rule in organized team activities, while the first-year head coach was fined $100K.
NFL is fining San Francisco, Jacksonville and Dallas for OTA violations, per source. https://t.co/vzFpJTNEQh
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 1, 2021
49ers were fined $100,000 and Kyle Shanahan $50,000.
Jaguars were fined $200,000 and Urban Meyer $100,000.
Cowboys were fined $100,000 and Mike McCarthy $50,000.
Per sources. https://t.co/MVnrPAWmD2
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 1, 2021
Source confirms Jaguars will be fined for violating non contact rule during OTAs
— John Reid (@JohnReid64) July 1, 2021
The Jags weren’t alone in this wave of fines as the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers were fined, too. However, the Jags’ fines combined to be the most expensive.
Per Mark Long of the Associated Press the fines stemmed from a practice that took place on June 1. During 11-on-11 drills, the NFL evidently saw some rules being violated and stepped in to give the team a warning.
Jaguars response to NFL’s $200k fine that stems from June 1 practice, specifically 11-on-11 contact between DBs and WRs: “The Jaguars are vigilant about practicing within the CBA rules and will re-emphasize offseason training rules as they relate to contact.”
— Mark Long (@APMarkLong) July 1, 2021
Not only will the Jags and Meyer have to pay the fines, but they will also be penalized next season and will have to forfeit two first-week OTA practices in 2022.
Others penalties:
*NFL Mgmt Council ordered 49ers to cancel the final week of OTAs last month.
*Cowboys were ordered to forfeit one OTA practice during first week of the 2022 offseason.
*Jaguars were ordered to forfeit two OTA practices during the first week of the 2022 offseason https://t.co/IE9KNywfs3— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 1, 2021
