Two Arizona Cardinals cornerbacks were fined last week.
Arizona Cardinals cornerbacks Starling Thomas and Sean Murphy-Bunting were penalised for separate altercations with San Francisco 49ers WR Jauan Jennings in Week 18.
After arguing with Jennings in the second quarter, Thomas was hit with a $5,083 punishment for needless roughness. Murphy-Bunting and Jennings were both disqualified after exchanging blows during the next play.
Jennings was not disciplined for either of the two incidents, while Murphy-Bunting was fined $11,817 for the play.
“The second one, just a normal pancake in a book of football. I took him to the ground and I tried to get up and he wouldn’t let me get up. (He) just kept grabbing my jersey, grabbing my face mask as much as he could. Anything to grab me and I was just trying to get him off of me,” Jennings said of the play.
Jennings was ejected with just 25 yards left before hitting the 1,000-yard receiving mark.
“It hurts a lot. I believe everything happens for a reason. Give me another chance. There’s a first time for everything, so next year,” Jennings added after the game.
The Cardinals finished the season out with a bang, routing the 49ers 47-24 to finish with eight wins on the year, doubling their total from 2023.
“I firmly believe that we are doing something unique. I can’t wait for the upcoming season. just the team’s ability to persevere and stick together. The only thing that matters, according to standout safety Budda Baker, are men who genuinely love one another and want to play for one another.
“We are going to make amends because we realise we left a lot on the table this year.”
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