Two fines for roughing the passer cost Saints tackle David Onyemata more than Week 1 game check
By Joel A. Erickson | The Advocate
Saints defensive tackle David Onyemata was fined $40,108 for two roughing-the-passer penalties committed against Tampa Bay.
For Onyemata, the cost was more than he earned for Sunday's game. Onyemata receives $37,509 per game.
Onyemata and the rest of the NFL's defensive linemen are going to have to adjust. Fifteen roughing-the-passer penalties were called in the opening week of the NFL season, including five for the defender landing with his body weight on the quarterback, the so-called Aaron Rodgers rule enacted this offseason.
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By Joel A. Erickson | The Advocate
Saints defensive tackle David Onyemata was fined $40,108 for two roughing-the-passer penalties committed against Tampa Bay.
For Onyemata, the cost was more than he earned for Sunday's game. Onyemata receives $37,509 per game.
Onyemata and the rest of the NFL's defensive linemen are going to have to adjust. Fifteen roughing-the-passer penalties were called in the opening week of the NFL season, including five for the defender landing with his body weight on the quarterback, the so-called Aaron Rodgers rule enacted this offseason.
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