Bucs HC Bruce Arians fined $50,000 for hitting his own player in the helmet
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians has been fined $50,000 by the NFL for striking one of his own players during Sunday’s wild-card playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
Arians was seen on the game broadcast hitting safety Andrew Adams in the helmet after the Bucs had recovered a fumble on a punt return by the Eagles.
The slap: Bruce Arians smacks Buccaneers player in the helmet, Twitter reacts accordingly
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Bruce Arians was seen swiping at #Bucs player Andrew Adams, saying after the game he was attempting to make sure Adams didn’t pull players from the pile. Now, fined $50K. https://t.co/TIR635M6gI
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 19, 2022
After the game, Arians explained to the media that he saw Adams pulling an Eagles player off the pile, and was trying to prevent him from getting called for a penalty for doing so.
This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians fined $50,000 for helmet slap Sunday
