Philadelphia’s Jenkins fined for hit on Matt Ryan
Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Cullen Jenkins(notes) (97) sacks Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan(notes) (2) in the first quarter of an NFL football game at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/John Amis)
FLOWERY BRANCH — Philadelphia defensive tackle Cullen Jenkins confirmed to the Philadelphia Inquirer that he was fined $15,000 for a helmet-to-helmet hit Sunday on Matt Ryan.
”You can punch somebody and only get fined $10,000,” Jenkins said. “You do an honest mistake, it’s not like I launched at him …”
–D. Orlando Ledbetter, The Atlanta Falcons beat blog
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102 comments Add your comment
Wil
September 23rd, 2011
12:02 am
At full speed it looked dirty.
Savannah Seer
September 23rd, 2011
10:06 am
Hey Swampy, it was a clean hit that cost your guy $15K. Maybe your upset at that FACT and should pay the fine for him. That would be nice…very nice of you to do.