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Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Denzel Perryman was not fined by the NFL for his helmet-to-helmet hit on Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Sammy Watkins in the teams’ Week 2 game, per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.
#Chargers LB Denzel Perryman was not fined for his hit on #Chiefs WR Sammy Watkins, who left last week’s game and is questionable for Monday night (neck/concussion). Andy Reid was upset about the hit. But no flag was thrown, and no fine either.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) September 26, 2020
Chiefs head coach Andy Reid called the tackle “very questionable.”
“We’re not supposed to have those in our game ever,” Reid told the media in the post-game press conference.
Pretty clear helmet to helmet on the hit to Sammy Watkins there #Chiefs pic.twitter.com/T52fhxJEMu
— Sully Engels (@SullyKSNT) September 20, 2020
Watkins tweeted about the play on Sunday night.
Doing well we all know football is a physical sport and we all are playing pretty fast things happen pretty quickly just happy I came out healthy on the next we will not be denied..! Great team win..! #LIMITLESS14 #SOLAR14
— King me (@sammywatkins) September 21, 2020
The wide receiver missed practice on Thursday but managed to return to the field on a limited basis on Friday — and then put in a full practice on Saturday.
“He practiced in full the last couple days,” said Reid. “He had a stiff neck, and tribute to the kid, he lived in the training room and got the knot in there worked out and I think he feels pretty good right now. So, we’ll just monitor him as we go and see how he does.”
The Chiefs head to Baltimore to play the Ravens on Monday Night Football. Watkins is officially listed as questionable for the game.