New York Giants CB Adoree’ Jackson, LB Darius Muasau fined by NFL

New York Giants cornerback Adoree’ Jackson was penalized for a bogus defensive pass interference in Week 1 against the Minnesota Vikings and then called for the officials to be fined after the game.

What Jackson was not penalized for was a hip-drop tackle. In fact, no one in the league was — the penalty was not called a single time during opening week.

But Jackson and rookie linebacker Darius Muasau each received a fine from the league over the outlawed tackle this weekend, reports Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk.

Cornerback Adoree’ Jackson was fined $9,804 for a tackle on Vikings tight end Johnny Mundt and linebacker Darius Muasau was fined $4,696 for a tackle on wide receiver Jordan Addison. Addison left the game with an ankle injury and he will not play this weekend.

The NFL’s enforcement of the ban is expected to be mainly done through fines rather than in-game penalties because the play has multiple elements that must be present to be worthy of punishment and that’s difficult for on-field officials to ascertain.

New York Jets cornerback Michael Carter made a very similar tackle on Monday night against the San Francisco 49ers but he was not fined. Those were saved for Jackson and Muasau.

There is also a discrepancy over Jackson’s fine with some reporting his resulted from an unnecessary roughness penalty late in the second quarter.

Giants rookie LB Darius Muasau was fined $4,696 for unnecessary roughness with a hip-drop tackle that injured Vikings WR Jordan Addison last week.

Giants CB Adoree’ Jackson was fined $9,804 for unnecessary roughness in the same game.

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Whatever the case may be, both Jackson and Muasau have been ordered to pay up.