NFL fines Bears CB nearly $20K for Jameson Williams’ personal foul incident in Week 13

On Saturday, the NFL introduced their Gameday Accountability fines from Week 13, and there was a little bit of delayed justice handed down from an incident in the course of the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears recreation on Thanksgiving. Bears cornerback Tyyrique Stevenson was assessed an almost $20,000 tremendous for his half in a private foul referred to as in opposition to the Lions Jameson Williams.

On the play in query, the Lions put Williams in pre-snap movement, after which Jared Goff threw him a flare out into the flat. After the catch, Williams ran up the Bears’ sideline and was ultimately pushed out of bounds.

As Williams exited onto the sidelines, you could possibly see Stevenson (who was not concerned within the play) stick his leg out to journey Williams. As Williams made his approach again onto the sphere, he tossed the ball towards Stevenson, hitting him within the face, and in flip, Williams was flagged for a private foul penalty.

Right here’s a video clip from the NFL that highlights the journey from Stevenson:

And if the video isn’t clear sufficient, listed here are two nonetheless pictures from the All-22 angle, exhibiting Stevenson’s foot placement earlier than Williams crosses Stevenson’s path (contained in the white line) and after (exterior the white line):

Whereas Williams not being fined is an acknowledgment of him not being answerable for beginning the incident, Williams’ response of tossing the soccer at Stevenson was actually worthy of the non-public foul penalty, which is why he addressed the crew and apologized for his response.