NFL gives Kareem Jackson his biggest fine yet

NFL gives Kareem Jackson his biggest fine yet

After two weeks without an NFL fine, Denver Broncos safety Kareem Jackson returned to the list of league-identified transgressors with his largest fine yet.

Jackson has been fined $43,709 for a hit during the Broncos’ 19-8 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Oct. 12 that the league has judged as unnecessary roughness, the NFL announced on Saturday.

The NFL fined Jackson $14,819 in Week 1, $19,669 in Week 2 and $11,473 in Week 3 for hits delivered in Denver games. The former Alabama standout received unnecessary-roughness penalties for his first two objectionable plays and was ejected for the Week 2 hit. Jackson was not penalized in Week 3 before being fined.

Jackson’s Week 6 fine also was not preceded by a penalty during the game. The NFL cited a tackle by Jackson on Kansas City wide receiver Rashee Rice at the end of a 28-yard reception with 4:03 to play as the reason for the fine.

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Four other players from Alabama high schools and colleges were fined by the NFL for actions in Week 6 games:

· Buffalo Bills cornerback Siran Neal (Eufaula, Jacksonville State) was fined $17,963 for unnecessary roughness. Neal was not penalized on the play cited by the NFL for the fine in the Bills’ 14-9 victory over the New York Giants on Sunday night.

· Baltimore Ravens nose tackle Michael Pierce (Daphne, Samford) was fined $16,391 for a hit on the quarterback. Pierce was penalized for roughing the passer in the Ravens’ 24-16 victory over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday

· Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. (Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa, Alabama) was fined $6,370 for unnecessary roughness. Robinson was not penalized on the play cited by the NFL for the fine – a short pass that Robinson turned into a 24-yard touchdown in the Commanders’ 24-16 victory over the Atlanta Falcons.

· Cleveland Browns defensive end Za’Darius Smith (Greenville) was fined $10,927 for unnecessary roughness. Smith was fined for a face-mask penalty during the Browns’ 19-17 victory over the San Francisco 49ers.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.