Amon-Ra St. Brown’s innocuous block midway through the primary quarter of the Lions’ game Sunday didn’t draw a flag, however it definitely earned a large nice six days later.
Detroit’s star receiver was fined $43,709 — considered one of the NFL’s highest fines this season — for appearing to lower his helmet while blocking Bears safety Jaquan Brisker, together with his fee getting categorized under the league’s “unnecessary roughness” label on the nice log.
The Lions had called a rushing play for David Montgomery on the second down with just over minutes remaining in the primary quarter, and St. Brown cut toward Brisker from his spot on the surface to dam before Montgomery arrived.
The NFL has tried “cracking down on lowering the top to initiate contact,” in response to NFL Network.
While it’s unclear if St. Brown will appeal the nice, it marked the costliest one on the NFL’s list for Week 11, with Panthers safety Xavier Woods and Steelers linebacker Alex Highsmith (each $16,391) tied for the second.
St. Brown, in his third skilled season with the Lions, has caught 82 passes for 993 yards and five touchdowns through 10 games, and he sits fifth within the NFL for total yards by receivers this season — behind Tyreek Hill (1,324), CeeDee Lamb (1,066), A.J. Brown (1,013) and Keenan Allen (1,011).
Of their game against the Bears, the Lions trailed by 12 points late within the fourth quarter but scored two touchdowns in the ultimate minutes to take the NFC North clash.
But 4 days later, against the Packers on Thanksgiving Day, Detroit trailed by 14 points at halftime and never erased that deficit of their 29-22 loss, which dropped their record to 8-3 this season.
They’ll face the Saints on Dec. 3 as they struggle to carry off the Vikings at the highest of their division.
