Penalties have been a noticeable thing for Derroit Lions rookie cornerback Terrion Arnold over his first two NFL games. Most notably, three pass interference penalties have led to points for the opposing offense. A fourth penalty, a facemask last week against the Buccaneers, had received less attention beyond the fact it just didn’t look like a smart play.
The NFL issues fines from the previous week’s appropriate transgressions on Saturdays. Arnold was hit with a $11,255 fine for a 15-yard face penalty on Buccaneers wide receiver Trey Smith last Sunday.
Terrion Arnold got hit with a fine for his facemask infraction. pic.twitter.com/r1q5FBnXCH
— Justin Rogers | Detroit Football Network (@Justin_Rogers) September 21, 2024
That seems like a pretty big fine for that kind of penalty, and Mike Payton of AtoZ Sports also noted as much.
“The facemask was there, but it wasn’t blatant and it Arnold just sort of got caught in the middle of a pile and reached for whatever he could grab.-Mike Payton, AtoZ Sports…