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Joe Flacco fined $7,500 for horse-collar tackle

Published November 18, 2011 12:27 PM
Arizona Cardinals v Baltimore Ravens

BALTIMORE, MD - OCTOBER 30: Joe Flacco #5 of the Baltimore Ravens celebrates after throwing a pass that set up the game winning field goal in the closing seconds of the Ravens 30-27 win over the Arizona Cardinals at M&T Bank Stadium on October 30, 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

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There’s been plenty of talk in the NFL about the league office going too far in fining defensive players for hits on quarterbacks, but for the second time today we have news of a quarterback being fined for a hit on a defensive player.

Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco has been fined $7,500 for a horse-collar tackle on Seahawks linebacker David Hawthorne on Sunday. Flacco made the tackle after chasing Hawthorne after an interception.

News of Flacco’s fine comes hours after the NFL confirmed that Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was fined $7,500 for a hit on Bears defensive back D.J. Moore.

Another Raven, defensive tackle Arthur Jones, was also fined $7,500. Jones was called for unnecessary roughness on Sunday.