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NFL issues huge fines to Bears RB D’Onta Foreman, Dolphins S DeShon Elliott for unnecessary roughness

Originally posted on 5 GOATs | By Suzanne Halliburton | Last updated 11/4/23

The NFL didn’t take kindly to DeShon Elliott’s activity last Sunday. Same for Bears running back D’Onta Foreman. Both players received hefty fines Saturday.

The NFL hit Elliott, a Dolphins defensive back, with two fines. Both were for unneccesary roughness. The big one was $43,709. The second was a more checking account friendly $9,833. Elliott’s bill = $53,542. Elliott won the ignominious honor of biggest (collective) fine of the week.

Then there’s Foreman. The league also checked him for $43,709 for unnecessary roughness. Maybe it’s a Longhorn thing because they were teammates at Texas.

At first glance, Foreman’s play looked innocuous. However, the NFL found that he lowered his head before he made contact with a Chargers defender.

The NFL fined Bears RB D'onta Foreman $43,709 for what it deemed unnecessary roughness on this play, where he appears to lower his head just ahead of contact with the defender. pic.twitter.com/sRYxL4YQz2
— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) November 4, 2023

The hits dished out by Elliott also didn’t seem that severe. Officials didn’t throw a flag on either of them . However, Patriots receiver DeVante Parker suffered a concussion on one of the hits (it received a smaller fine). His $43,000 smash was on running back Rhamondre Stevenson.

Each Saturday, the NFL releases the names, the amount of each fine and the quarter/time each infraction occurred. All money goes to charity.

Elliott, Foreman lead NFL fines list

ARI	Cameron Thomas	2	0:25	Unnecessary Roughness	$6,495
ATL	Jessie Bates	2	1:54	Unnecessary Roughness	$21,855
ATL	Jeff Okudah	2	1:49	Unnecessary Roughness	$16,391
BAL	Patrick Ricard	2	1:00	Unnecessary Roughness	$21,694
CHI	D’Onta Foreman	2	5:58	Unnecessary Roughness	$43,709
DEN	Zach Allen	3	5:20	Unsportsmanlike Conduct	$13,659
DEN	Josey Jewell	3	5:20	Unsportsmanlike Conduct	$13,659
DET	Jack Campbell	4	9:49	A Hit on a Quarterback	$14,871
DET	Jerry Jacobs	2	7:01	Unnecessary Roughness	$5,229
GB	Kingsley Enagbare	1	4:54	A Hit on a Quarterback	$5,170
HOU	Jonathan Greenard	2	12:25	Unnecessary Roughness	$7,604
JAX	Adam Gotsis	2	0:17	A Hit on a Quarterback	$7,167
KC	Rashee Rice	2	8:26	Unnecessary Roughness	$6,561
LV	Robert Spillane	2	1:51	Unnecessary Roughness	$13,972
MIA	DeShon Elliott	3	6:26	Unnecessary Roughness	$9,833
MIA	DeShon Elliott	2	3:31	Unnecessary Roughness	$43,709
MIN	D.J. Wonnum	1	1:13	A Hit on a Quarterback	$16,282
NO	Carl Granderson	2	12:25	Unnecessary Roughness	$10,927
NYJ	Jermaine Johnson	3	10:06	Unnecessary Roughness	$10,927
NYJ	Quincy Williams	1	0:32	Unnecessary Roughness	$11,473
NYJ	Quincy Williams	3	13:14	Unnecessary Roughness	$13,333
PHI	D’Andre Swift	4	2:13	Unnecessary Roughness	$9,857
PIT	Damontae Kazee	2	13:01	Unnecessary Roughness	$11,806
PIT	Damontae Kazee	2	11:46	Unnecessary Roughness	$11,806
PIT	T.J. Watt	1	6:43	A Hit on a Quarterback	$16,391
SEA	Mario Edwards	2	5:06	A Hit on a Quarterback	$7,319
TEN	Christopher Hubbard	2	1:54	Unnecessary Roughness	$7,306
TEN	Harold Landry	4	6:59	A Hit on a Quarterback	$16,391
TEN	Harold Landry	4	3:54	A Hit on a Quarterback	$16,391
WAS	Kamren Curl	4	7:22	Unnecessary Roughness	$16,391
WAS	Logan Thomas	2	13:47	Crackback	$10,927