The latest wave of NFL discipline included a pair of fines for Seahawks star DK Metcalf following the receiver’s controversial actions during the team’s 30–13 Week 1 loss to the Rams.
The NFL fined Metcalf $10,927 for unnecessary roughness stemming from a cheap shot on Rams defensive back Akhello Witherspoon late in the game, the league announced Saturday. Metcalf also received an additional fine of $10,927 for the 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty he drew for the hit moments later.
The much-criticized moment came late in Seattle’s frustrating outing in L.A. with Metcalf & Co. trailing, 27–13. After a Geno Smith completion with 4:51 left in the game, Metcalf shoved a defenseless Witherspoon, who was facing the opposite direction, to the ground away from the play.
