Bruce Irvin fined $7k for hit on Carr

The story says that he says he was fined "$7,000" for the hit. I think Irvin might be "math challeged" and rounded up to the nearest thousand. By my math, if this was his first offense, he was actually fined exactly $6,472.20.

An NFL player can only be fined a maximum of 10% of their game check for a first time offense. Irvin had been on the practice squad and had been elevated to the active roster for this one game. His game check was $64,722 for this one game.

I have also included a link for all of the roughing the passer fines so far this year. Many of these players have far higher game checks and some may be repeat offenders.

Oh, he can automatically reduce his fine by 25% if he watches a five minute video after the season. Talk about a great hourly rate!

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/detroit-lions/bruce-irvin-9825/cash-earnings/
https://nflpa.com/posts/the-nfl-fine-system-is-not-fine
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/fines-suspensions/fines/roughing-the-passer/