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Tampa Bay Buccaneers star Tom Brady was fined $16,444 for pointless roughness after trying to journey his opponent in Monday’s playoff loss to the Dallas Cowboys, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Community.
Cowboys security Malik Hooker was returning an obvious fumble within the third quarter when Brady slid feet first towards Hooker’s legs from behind. Brady wasn’t flagged on the play, however teammate Ryan Jensen was known as for pointless roughness.
Jensen was additionally fined $8,333.33 for his hit on the play.
Officers later overturned the fumble by Chris Godwin, giving the Bucs a primary down, however Brady’s actions have been nonetheless punished.
The veteran quarterback was clearly annoyed in a recreation Tampa Bay was dropping 24-0 on the time, and it resulted in a unclean play captured by cameras. Dallas finally gained 31-14 to knock the Buccaneers out of the playoffs.
It is the third time in his profession that Brady has been fined for in-game actions. He gave up $11,139 for attempting to kick Atlanta Falcons defensive lineman Grady Jarrett earlier this season, and he earned a $10,000 nice in 2013 for kicking former Baltimore Ravens security Ed Reed.
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