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One fine was $43,709 for unnecessary roughness in the second quarter, and another was $9,833 for unnecessary roughness in the third quarter. It’s unclear why the fine for the second quarter hit was so much more than the fine for the third quarter hit.
The NFL routinely fines players for infractions that weren’t flagged. The officials can’t see everything, but the frequency with which players get significant fines for hits that the officials didn’t see as penalties at all calls into question whether the on-field officials and the league’s disciplinary department are on the same page.
One of the hits Elliott was fined for gave Patriots wide receiver DeVante Parker a concussion, and Parker will miss this week’s game as a result. Oddly, that was the hit that got the lesser fine.
Dolphins' DeShon Elliott fined $53,542 for two hits that weren't flagged - NBC Sports
The NFL routinely fines players for infractions that weren’t flagged. The officials can’t see everything, but the frequency with which players get significant fines for hits that the officials didn’t see as penalties at all calls into question whether the on-field officials and the league’s disciplinary department are on the same page.
One of the hits Elliott was fined for gave Patriots wide receiver DeVante Parker a concussion, and Parker will miss this week’s game as a result. Oddly, that was the hit that got the lesser fine.
Dolphins' DeShon Elliott fined $53,542 for two hits that weren't flagged - NBC Sports