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Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt was fined $26,739 for illegal lowering of the helmet in Kansas City’s Week 4 game against the Broncos in Denver, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
#Chiefs RB Kareem Hunt was fined $26,739 for unnecessary roughness, stemming from what the NFL’s head of officiating said yesterday was illegal lowering of the helmet vs. the #Broncos.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 6, 2018
There was no flag on the play, which you can watch below:
The NFL fined Kareem Hunt nearly $27,000 (his average game check is about $36,000) for lowering his head to initiate contact on this play. pic.twitter.com/VxKmESBPiI
— Tom Martin (@TomKCTV5) October 6, 2018