Overview
- The fine was listed on the NFL’s weekly discipline report for unnecessary roughness on a defenseless receiver.
- Baker’s high shot came during Seattle’s 44–22 win and sent Jaxon Smith-Njigba to a concussion check before he was cleared to return.
- Smith-Njigba finished that game with five receptions for 93 yards and a touchdown.
- Heavy reported the amount matches the standard fine schedule as the league intensifies enforcement of safety rules.
- Newsweek noted a broader crackdown that has produced dozens of weekly fines and a hip-drop ban, and it highlighted Smith-Njigba’s season surpassing 1,000 receiving yards.