Jeremy Sprinkle, Redskins tight end, fined more than two game checks for hits

The NFL fined Washington Redskins tight end Jeremy Sprinkle $84,231 for two instances of unnecessary roughness in the team’s Week 8 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, reports said.

The first of the two hits came in the second quarter after Sprinkle made a reception. He lowered his head and made helmet-to-helmet contact with Vikings cornerback Xavier Rhodes. The play wasn’t flagged, but Rhodes wound up being evaluated for a concussion. 

Remember for a minute when the NFL cared about player safety & flagged lowering your helmet to create contact pic.twitter.com/aYjfkq3FaU

— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) October 25, 2019

For that hit alone, Sprinkle was docked $56,156, which ESPN said was the largest fine for a single play in 2019.

Sprinkle’s base salary this year is $645,000, and the fines assessed to him are equivalent to more than two of Sprinkle’s game checks.