Overview
- Brian Branch was fined $23,186 for a hit on a defenseless player, Jack Campbell $17,389 for a hip-drop tackle, and Dan Skipper $6,917 for taunting.
- The violations occurred during Detroit’s Nov. 23 overtime win over the Giants, with a combined total of $47,492 in fines.
- Branch’s latest penalty is his fifth this season, bringing his 2025 fines to roughly $69,569.
- The NFL has targeted hip-drop tackles and contact to defenseless players as priority enforcement areas.
- Fine amounts are set by a collectively bargained schedule, are subject to appeal, and proceeds benefit the Professional Athletes Foundation and the NFL Foundation.