Lions Wide Receiver Discusses Controversial Fine: “I’m Going to Appeal It”

Amon-Ra St. Brown, a wide receiver for the Detroit Lions, stated he understands the NFL’s stance on his recent fine for an illegal block, but he disagrees with the sum.

Following a block he made against the Chicago Bears in his team’s Week 11 victory, St. Brown was fined $43,709, which sparked intense criticism from everyone around the NFL. This week, Brown discussed the fine and announced that he will be requesting a reduction from the league.

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The league has made a bigger effort to enforce player safety, and part of that effort this season has been increased transparency on the fines assessed to players. Every Saturday, the league announces fines, and Brown’s was the highest of all of them on November 25.

In an interview with reporters on November 30, St. Brown said he had to modify his blocking to make sure he wasn’t hitting the defender in the head.

“It is what it is.” By way of SI.com, he stated, “It is a lot of money.” You know, I suppose my blocking method wasn’t allowed. I suppose I just need to perform better because they claimed it was a forceful hit to the head.

However, St. Brown noted that it was challenging for players to adhere to all regulations, and he mentioned that he intended to file an appeal regarding the severity of his penalties.

“Yeah, I believe that. As players, I think there’s only so much we can do at the end of the day,” St. Brown remarked. Although we have the ability to voice our opinions, we still need to do our best to abide by the game’s rules. However, $43,000 seems like a lot for what I accomplished, I don’t know. I will file an appeal. We’ll observe the outcome.

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Given that St. Brown seemed to make very little contact with the defender during the play, the fine attracted a lot of criticism at the time. J.J. Watt, a former NFL player, expressed his annoyance on social media, claiming the league was “stealing” money from St. Brown.

Once more, here we go. As a general guideline, we probably shouldn’t be taking $43,709 from someone if you have to view the video several times in order to try and determine who did something wrong,” Watt posted on X, now known as Twitter. “This is money laundering.”

When St. Brown first objected to the amount, he revealed to X how much would be deducted from his pay: “Nearly 5% of my salary.” I’m in pain.

St. Brown, whose total compensation this year is $940,000, is still in the third year of his rookie contract, according to Jeremy Reisman of SB Nation’s Pride of Detroit.

Reisman stated, “And while St. Brown will eventually be compensated and this will only be a drop in the ocean, it speaks to a larger point for players who will not get massive extensions and may play their entire careers on cheap rookie deals.” “For those players, these kinds of fines are not insignificant.”