Add Cowboys safety Ahmad Dixon and Saints defensive tackle Akiem Hicks to the list of players fined for infractions during last week’s preseason games.
PFT has confirmed with the league that Dixon was fined $22,050 for striking a defenseless player in the head and neck area and that Hicks was fined $16,537 for roughing the passer.
Dixon was penalized for striking Dolphins wide receiver Matt Hazel high on a pass near the end zone in the fourth quarter of the game between Miami and Dallas. Hicks was fined for slamming Colts quarterback Andrew Luck to the turf during the first quarter of last week’s game. He was also penalized during the game.
Dixon can appeal to have the fine reduced as it is more than 25 percent of his weekly salary and it is his first offense. Hicks was fined for a hit late last season, which means he’d need to be fined more than 50 percent of his weekly pay in order to appeal on the grounds that it was excessive.