Overview
- The league assessed Johnson $5,525 for a blow to the head or neck on Shedeur Sanders in the Browns’ Week 18 win over the Bengals.
- Officials ruled roughing the passer on the play, awarding Cleveland 15 yards and an automatic first down.
- It is the first fine of Johnson’s NFL career, and comparable first offenses can draw penalties up to roughly $17,389.
- Cleveland’s Devin Bush was fined $10,000 and Sam Webb $6,111 for obscene gestures from the same game.
- Fined players may appeal to jointly appointed former-player officers, and paid fines benefit the Professional Athletes Foundation and the NFL Foundation.