Nathan Shepherd was accused of intentionally trying to hurt Chargers QB Justin Herbert. He successfully appealed the fine and the NFL rescinded it: https://t.co/r6cNSQNHLu
— Katherine Terrell (@Kat_Terrell) November 27, 2024
The New Orleans Saints have been fined quite a few times this season, and one of the ones that many fans did not question was the $11,817 fine placed on Nathan Shepherd for unnecessary roughness after their matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers.
Both Shepherd and Chargers’ center Bradley Bozeman received penalties in-game for unnecessary roughness, as Shepherd made a late tackle and roll on Justin Herbert which certainly was controversial at minimum. Bozeman came in and shoved Shepherd off of Herbert, which ultimately led to the offsetting penalties in game. Shepherd received a fine shortly thereafter, however, it has been appealed recently and ultimately ended with the fine being discarded.
Saints’ defensive end Cameron Jordan took to social media to defend Shepherd after the fine was taken back as well. Other Saints staff and players had previously defended Shepherd on the play when it was criticized by media and fans, including former head coach Dennis Allen.
“Here’s a guy who’s trying to wrap the quarterback up, he’s on the ground, he has no idea whether the quarterback has the ball or not,” Allen said. “He’s just trying to bring the quarterback down to the ground, so there was nothing malicious about this play.”
