Three Denver Broncos players were fined by the NFL after the team’s 17-16 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 1.
Buy Broncos TicketsBroncos outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper was fined $4,723 for taunting, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Cooper was penalized in the second quarter after he stood over a Seahawks running back following a tackle.
On the other side of the ball, Denver running back Javonte Williams was fined $11,194 for an unnecessary roughness penalty.
Broncos safety Kareem Jackson wasn’t fined for any penalties, but the league did fine him for not having his knees covered in Week 1.
Jackson made it clear on Twitter that he’s not happy about the fine.
I’m sure it’s a million other things this league can be worried about when it comes to the games but y’all wanna worry about how uniforms look and if a guy has his knees covered. The dumbest shit ever. This shit a joke 😡😡
— Kareem Jackson (@ReemBoi25) September 16, 2022
This is literally the only league that worries about shit that has nothing to do with the game. 5k fine for not coverage your knees is straight up BS
— Kareem Jackson (@ReemBoi25) September 16, 2022
Jackson then joked that the NFL wants players to wear pants like this on game day:
This how NFL want us to wear our pants pic.twitter.com/ujVFljNcRy
— Kareem Jackson (@ReemBoi25) September 17, 2022
In total, the three players were fined more than $20,000 combined.
The league uses money from current player fines to help fund programs that assist former players who are no longer in the NFL.
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