Two San Francisco 49ers players were fined as a result of plays from last weekend's loss against the New Orleans Saints, according to a report from NBC Sports Bay Area.
Safety Jimmie Ward was fined $15,000 for unnecessary roughness on his hit on Saints wide receiver Tre'Quan Smith, who suffered a concussion.
The league also fined linebacker Fred Warner $6,450 for his grab at the face mask of wide receiver Deonte Harris.
#49ers Jimmie Ward was fined $15,000 for unnecessary roughness for his hit on #Saints receiver Tre'Quan Smith. Fred Warner was fined $6,450 for his face mask on Deonte Harris.
— Matt Maiocco (@MaioccoNBCS) November 21, 2020
The good news is that the NFL didn't fine defensive end Kentavius Street for what should have been credited as a sack against Saints quarterback Drew Brees. The hit ended up knocking Brees out of the game, and the quarterback was later diagnosed with a collapsed lung and fractured ribs. Instead of earning his first NFL sack, Street was flagged with a roughing-the-passer penalty.
Makes no sense.pic.twitter.com/xLT5vIeBQf
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) November 15, 2020
On Friday, the Saints placed Brees on injured reserve, and the quarterback will miss at least the next three games.
#49ers DE Kentavius Street was not fined for a hit that helped knock #Saints QB Drew Brees out of last week's game.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 21, 2020
The lack of a fine should not come as a surprise. General manager John Lynch said on Thursday while discussing how disappointed he was that a penalty was called on the play that the league informed him that his defender would not be fined.
"That was his first career sack," Lynch said during a KNBR interview, "and it got taken from him on something that I don't think was a penalty, and I think we can all agree to that now. And to do it against a legend like Drew Brees, that stunk."
