The Seattle Seahawks suffered their first loss of the season in a 33-31 upset against the Washington Commanders, and there’s now some money that will be lost by a couple of veteran players for their actions during the game.
DeMarcus Lawrence, who’s no stranger to playing the Commanders after a long career with the Dallas Cowboys, was extremely fortunate to get away with roughing the passer against Marcus Mariota late in the second quarter. Mariota completed a pass to Terry McLaurin after getting whacked in the face by Lawrence. No penalty was called, but the league still fined Lawrence $17,111 for an illegal hit on the quarterback.
Special teams ace and fullback/H-back Brady Russell was also fined for an uncalled penalty in the same quarter. On a Michael Dickson punt, Russell can be seen running over Commanders tight end Colston Yankoff (No. 80) after the ball was fair caught. That will cost Russell $11,111 for an “away from the play” violation.
Can’t really argue too much with either of those decisions. The TV broadcast made it clear that Lawrence got away with a helmet shot, whereas the All-22 of Russell’s infraction is clear-cut. Neither of these offenses will count toward a [possible one-game suspension based on the new rules](/seattle-seahawks-news/173231/nfl-nflpa-announce-new-1-game-suspension-rule-repeat-offenders). And lest anyone think that Michael Dickson got roughed, his kicking leg returned to the ground and the contact was not deemed severe enough to warrant a flag.
There were no fines for any Commanders players.
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