TAMPA — Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians has been fined $50,000 by the National Football League after he made contact during last Sunday's playoff win with the helmet of one of his own players.
What You Need To Know
- NFL announces $50,000 fine for Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians
- Arians was seen making contact with the helmet of one of his own players Sunday
- The coach said he was trying to prevent his player from being penalized
The fine was announced by the league on Wednesday.
Replays showed Arians smacking the helmet of safety Andrew Adams during the 31-15 win over the Philadelphia Eagles.
The incident followed a muffed punt by the Eagles. Arians later said he was trying to prevent Adams from getting a penalty for pulling players out of the ensuing scrum.
Arians said he will appeal the fine but didn’t want to comment further.
“I’ll appeal it,” he said. “It ain’t got nothing to do with the game, so we’re good," he said, according to our partner, the Tampa Bay Times.
The Bucs host the Los Angeles Rams in the divisional round of the playoffs at 3 p.m. Sunday.
