The NFL announced fines on Nov. 14 for Seattle’s Ernest Jones and Devon Witherspoon following the Seahawks’ Week 9, 17-3 win over the Arizona Cardinals.
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The NFL announced fines on Nov. 14 related to plays in the Seahawks’ Week 9 game against the Arizona Cardinals, a 17-3 Seattle win.
According to the league’s discipline, Seattle linebacker Ernest Jones was fined $23,882 for unnecessary roughness in a play in the first quarter at the 11:14 mark. The fine was for a play in which Jones used his helmet.
The NFL also fined Seahawks cornerback Devon Witherspoon $17,911 for unsportsmanlike conduct in a play in the fourth quarter at the 4:39 mark. The penalty was for taunting the opponent.
Arizona’s Kitan Crawford was also fined, receiving $5,775 for unnecessary roughness stemming from a blindside block in the first quarter at the 6:23 mark.
The Seahawks will move on quickly to their Week 10 matchup on Nov. 15, when they face the Las Vegas Raiders and quarterback Fernando Mendoza, who is set to make his first career NFL start.
In a Nov. 10 video, Seattle Sports’ Michael Bumpus said the “positive for the Seahawks is that they’re playing against a rookie” and that “they’re one of the best defenses in the league,” adding that there are “things he just doesn’t know because he’s never been that guy.”
Bumpus also noted the challenge of understanding how teams might use Mendoza, saying, “You are familiar with [Klint] Kubiak’s offense, so you can try to figure out how you think you’re going to use him,” and describing similarities to Kirk Cousins while pointing to Mendoza’s mobility.
On Nov. 12, Raiders quarterback Maxx Crosby said the Seahawks have “a lot of really talented guys,” citing JSN and other weapons, and said Seattle’s coaching staff operates “at a very high level.”
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