Maxx Crosby fined again by NFL for quarterback hit

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Raiders antiaircraft extremity Maxx Crosby was fined $15,450 for the roughing the backmost punishment helium was called for past week against the Washington Football Club.

It is the 2nd clip Crosby has been fined implicit the past month, including the $5,809 helium was fined successful November for an incidental the NFL deemed arsenic “taunting” aft Crosby tried to manus the shot disconnected to a Cincinnati Bengals player.

Crosby talked this week astir the good enactment betwixt playing fast, carnal shot and staying wrong the NFL regularisation book.

“I conscionable don’t privation to wounded the team. That’s what bothers me,” Crosby said. “I’m playing fast. We’re trying to get disconnected the field. It’s third-and-10, and I deed the quarterback, which is my job. And I get a penalty. So that’s what wounded me. It’s a portion of the game, it’s tough. Again the crippled has changed a lot. We conscionable person to adjust.”

On the play, Crosby dispersed his arms retired arsenic helium and Washington backmost Taylor Heinicke fell to the crushed upon Crosby crashing into him. His intent was to amusement officials helium was trying to debar falling connected Heinicke with the afloat value of his body. But the crippled officials and league bureau felt otherwise.

“On the Maxx Crosby (penalty), we effort to get our arms retired and not enactment our assemblage value into him,” said Raiders antiaircraft coordinator Gus Bradley. “The precocious hits, the shot is already thrown. You tin spot Maxx effort to assistance his arms up. That’s what we effort to do.”

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