This season the NFL has made it clear that they want to protect their QBs but things are getting a little of hand.
Over the weekend Steelers linebacker TJ Watt was ridiculously flagged for roughing the passer when he barely touched Matt Ryan’s leg.
Can’t believe this was a roughing the passer against @_TJWatt.
— SteelCityBlitz (@SCBlitz) October 8, 2018
Would love to hear the explanation on how this was “roughing the passer” pic.twitter.com/Fv7reMBH84
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) October 7, 2018
For whatever reason the NFL thought TJ was deserving of a $20k fine for the “forcibly hitting in the knee area or below.”
NFL fined its co-sack leader, TJ Watt, $20,054 for “forcibly hitting in the knee area or below” Falcons’ QB Matt Ryan, per source. The league office instructed the Steelers to deduct the money from Watt’s paycheck if he does not appeal.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 12, 2018
TJ’s big bro, Texans defensive star JJ Watt, wasn’t happy with the NFL’s fine on his brother and proceeded to blast the league on Twitter.
That is insanity. https://t.co/a9r0gZbNMc
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) October 12, 2018
$20,000 for this?!?!?! https://t.co/9qkTAmjHvg
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) October 12, 2018
Fans were also baffled by the fine.
https://twitter.com/MARTINMAAG13/status/1050769915702124546
https://twitter.com/StevieTGarris/status/1050769447030538240
Football isnt football anymore
— MechaReptar_89 (@MechaReptar_89) October 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/jeremyallen123/status/1050770643036200965