During a radio interview earlier this week, Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett complained about the different treatment afforded to quarterbacks when it came to salaries and protection from officials.
Bennett referenced Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs’s much-discussed hit on Eagles quarterback Sam Bradford and wondered “what makes [a quarterback’s] life better than mine” since Bennett gets hit in the legs on every play. Given his feelings about the rules governing hits to quarterbacks, Bennett probably wasn’t pleased to find out that the league has fined him for a hit in last week’s game.
Tom Pelissero of USA Today reports that Bennett has been fined $17,363 for a hit to the head/neck area of Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith. Bennett was flagged for roughing the passer on Kansas City’s first offensive play of the game and later got a sack of Smith that went unflagged by the officials.
Bennett can appeal the fine and/or use it as the centerpiece for another entertaining radio spot at some point down the line.