Bernard Pollard, Kareem Jackson Fined For Hits In Texans-Titans Game

Bernard Pollard tweets:

So @nfl said I did "everything right" but 42k later I still get fined. Wow! It's called football but they want 2 hand touch. #TitanUp#

— Bernard Pollard Jr (@Crushboy31) September 18, 2013

Less than an hour later, Mark Berman reveals:

Texans CB Kareem Jackson fined $42K for his hit on Titans receiver Kendall Wright. Jackson's agent, Tony Fleming, says Jackson will appeal.

— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) September 18, 2013

Recall that Pollard's hit on Andre Johnson did not draw a flag (though 'Dre did suffer a concussion from his head cracking the turf after the hit). Ice Kareem's hit on Kendall Wright did draw a flag.

With the league's emphasis on player safety, I'm not surprised both hits drew a fine, though we can debate whether either or both should have resulted in fines. The amount of the fines is a bit of a surprise; $42,000.00 is hardly a slap on the wrist. In terms of Pollard, I wonder how much of it is his reputation preceding him.

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