The NFL has stepped in and made their decision on Andre Cisco’s brutal hit of Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster.
According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the NFL fined the Jacksonville Jaguars safety a total of $6,612 for unnecessary roughness as a result of the hit, which knocked JuJu unconscious and sent him into concussion protocol.
Smith-Schuster is set to miss Week 11.
Smith-Schuster is Patrick Mahomes’ No. 1 wide receiver target through the first nine games of the season. He will be missed as he has reeled in 46 catches for 615 yards and two touchdowns.
Cisco delivered two physical hits during the game on Smith-Schuster and Chiefs receiver Marques Valdes-Scantling, but neither hit was penalized.
“Those hits are … it’s up to the referees. I’m obviously leading with my shoulder. That’s how I hit usually. I’ve seen the replay and it looked like it was close but no call,” Cisco said.
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“Yeah, it’s tough man. I don’t think there was any like ill-intent from the player. I mean he’s just trying to knock the ball loose and do stuff like that but obviously there was some helmet-to-helmet contact, and we want to get that out of the league as much as possible for player safety,” Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said after the game.
“So, if we can review that and kind of make it to where there can be some type of penalty or something. I mean obviously you want to get that stuff out of the league as much as possible.”
Cisco recorded three tackles, two pass-breakups and an interception in Week 10.
