The NFL has fined Texans defensive end Jared Crick $15,750 for a roughing the passer foul committed against Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith in Houston’s 17-16 loss at Kansas City on Sunday, the league confirmed to PFT.
Crick was penalized and fined for hitting Smith below his left knee after the quarterback threw a wide receiver screen in the first quarter.
The 24-year-old Crick has appeared in all seven games for the Texans in 2013, recording nine tackles.