Raiders Star Maxx Crosby Slapped With $11K Fine By NFL

Maxx Crosby was fined for a late hit on Joe Burrow in Week 9.

Although the Las Vegas Raiders are on their bye week, they're finding ways to remain in the news. One of those was a fine that was recently handed down to the Raiders' star defender, Maxx Crosby.

While Crosby's incident occured back on Sunday of Week 9, the league oftentimes can take a while to hand down the fines. Typically, fines for the previous week are sent out on the next Saturday. This Saturday, the NFL ended up finding Crosby for a late hit.

NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported the fine, and included a video of the incident as well.

Here, Crosby is fined over $11,000 for this late hit on Joe Burrow. Burrow was hit after the play had already been whistled dead, which would have been a penalty on it's own. However, Crosby also made helmet-to-helmet contact on Burrow, which is another offense on it's own. That contact is probably the reason for the total price of the fine.

However, while dangerous, it didn't seem intentional. The play was whistled dead because Crosby was flagged for an offsides penalty. He didn't seem to hear the whistle, and in the video, you can see Crosby begin to let up at the end as well.

However, the league does have their protocols, and Crosby's offense will cost him some money. This came during a losing effort for the Raiders back in Week 9, so this really is an instance of salt being poured in the wound for the Raiders. Crosby and the Raiders will try to get back on track next week in Miami.