Panthers' Thomas Davis upset with fine; Miami's Kiko Alonso fined for hit on Ravens' Joe Flacco
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Thomas Davis was irked on Sunday when the Carolina Panthers were penalized 15 yards for his first-half hit on Tampa Bay wide receiver Adam Humphries, and he was more upset after the NFL fined him $48,620.
The Pro Bowl outside linebacker and 2014 NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year Award winner took to social media on Thursday night to air his feelings, posting this on Instagram:
Davis declined on Friday to speak beyond what he'd already posted on Instagram.
Coach Ron Rivera agreed with Davis that the hit was legal and shouldn't have drawn a penalty or a fine. He'd never heard of an official making a call based on the sound, either.
"The only time I've heard that was in baseball, when they're listening for the foot on the bag and the ball in the glove,'' Rivera said. "That's unfair. You're not supposed to call them on what you hear or what you think you saw.
"You have to see the whole thing in its entirety to be able to determine it.''
In another news, Miami's Kiko Alonso was docked $9,115 for his hit on Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco, who suffered a concussion on the play. Dolphins defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh was not fined for either of his two unnecessary roughness penalties in that game, including one for shoving Ravens backup QB Ryan Mallett by the throat.
New York Jets cornerback Darryl Roberts was fined for a helmet hit on Atlanta running back Devonta Freeman. Also from that game, the Falcons' Ahtyba Rubin docked $18,231 for roughing the passer on Josh McCown.
Denver safety Justin Simmons was fined $24,309 for his unnecessary roughness penalty on an incomplete pass to Kansas City's Demarcus Robinson from Alex Smith. The Chiefs' Marcus Peters has to pay $12,154 for using the goal post as a prop after returning a fumble 45 yards for a touchdown.
Detroit's D.J. Hayden, Cornelius Washington and Jeremiah Valoaga were each fined $3,037 for leaving the sideline during a skirmish that involved teammate A'Shawn Robinson, who was ejected for throwing two punches at Pittsburgh's Ramon Foster near the end of their game. Robinson was not fined.
Fined $18,231 for roughing the passer were Cleveland's Jamie Collins, Dallas' Damien Wilson and Houston's Zach Cunningham. Seattle's Bobby Wagner was docked the same amount for a horsecollar tackle.
Minnesota's Eric Wilson was fined $12,154 for unsportsmanlike conduct against Cleveland.
Among those fined $9,115 by the league were: Minnesota's Shamar Stephen (facemask), Carolina's Andrew Gachkar (unnecessary roughness), New England's Joe Thuney (clipping), the Los Angeles Chargers' Hayes Pullard (facemask) and Seattle's Thomas Rawls (chop block).
Information from The Associated Press contributed to this report.
