Eric Kendricks found out his punishment after he delivered a dirty hit on Bears quarterback Justin Fields during last week’s NFC North matchup.
The Minnesota Vikings linebacker was fined $10,300 for his hit on rookie quarterback that resulted in his ejection from the Week 15 contest. After scrambling out of the pocked and sliding sliding down, Fields took a late shot to the head from Kendricks. It was pretty blatant, which is why he was ejected for the hit.
And now, the league has handed down a heft fine as well.
The play happened during the fourth quarter of Monday’s 17-9 Vikings victory. Luckily for the Bears, Fields was not injured on the play.
“Obviously, I did make contact,” Kendricks told reporters Wednesday. “I get the penalty. Try to keep him safe. But at the same time, I felt the ejection was a little harsh. I tried to get out of the way. I did hit him, so I do understand the penalty. But the ejection was harsh.”
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As you know, the league has put several rules into place in recent years to protect defenseless players, especially when it comes to contact to the head.
