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Former Auburn OL Shon Coleman fined $30K for knocking over NFL referee
By Adam Spencer
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Former Auburn OL Shon Coleman’s wallet is a little lighter this week after receiving a fine from something he did in last week’s contest.
The NFL fined the Cleveland Browns’ lineman $30,387 for an incident that took place off-camera during a game against the Los Angeles Chargers.
According to ESPN’s Kevin Seifert, Coleman shoved umpire Jeff Rice to the ground, earning himself the hefty suspension:
The NFL fined Browns OL Shon Coleman $30,387 for contact with a game official during the fourth quarter of last week's game against the Chargers. The incident was not visible on the game broadcast, but coaches film showed Coleman push umpire Jeff Rice… https://t.co/FNwEgSGyjJ
— Kevin Seifert (@SeifertESPN) December 9, 2017
The play in question can be seen below, and it certainly isn’t a great look for the Cleveland lineman:
This would appear to be the play that got Shon Coleman fined (reported by @SeifertESPN). Not good. pic.twitter.com/2RTPgAwhXe
— Dan Labbe (@dan_labbe) December 9, 2017
That move appeared to be blatant, so Coleman is lucky he didn’t get suspended in addition to the fine.
For now, though, it appears he’ll be on the field for the Browns against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday afternoon.
If he does anything like that again, though, he’ll probably face at least a one-game suspension.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
