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Rams’ Byron Young fined Sam Darnold for not wearing face mask
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Rams’ Byron Young fined Sam Darnold for not wearing face mask

He somehow fumbled on the field, but the NFL felt it was worthy of a fine.

Los Angeles Rams linebacker Byron Young was fined $7,014.19 for putting a face mask on Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold in the final minutes of the Minnesota game. 30-20 loss to Rams on October 17 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. face mask left without being called It resulted in a sack and safety on the field that ended any hope of a late comeback by the Vikings.

In the pool report after the game, official Tra Blake claimed: No officials appeared to have seen the game. Even though it seems like an obvious call to say “we couldn’t see it”. The play could not be reviewed and the Rams took a knee after the safety.

Two Vikings were also fined for their behavior in the Rams game: linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. and running back Aaron Jones. Pace was fined $5,120 for putting a face mask on Rams running back Kyren Williams in the first quarter. The referees saw this and called the penalty, which came on the Rams’ first drive of the game. They brought the score to 7-7.

Jones was fined $11,817 for his low block on the Vikings’ opening drive of the game. Jones was not called for a penalty on the play, resulting in a 5-yard touchdown pass from Darnold to Josh Oliver for the game’s opening points.

The loss to the Rams was the Vikings’ second straight, and they will try to get back on track Sunday night when they host the Indianapolis Colts at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis at 7:20 p.m.