Steelers RB Jaylen Warren perplexed by amount of fines he’s receiving from NFL
Steelers running back Jaylen Warren runs for yards as George Pickens blocks Ravens’ Marcus Williams in the fourth quarter at Acrisure Stadium on Oct.
8, 2023.
At 6-foot-4 and 215 pounds, Jaylen Warren knows he’s at a significant disadvantage when trying to block the Chargers’ powerful passer.
But that’s part of the job description as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ third lineman, and he prides himself on his blocking skills.
But it is expensive.
For the second time this season, Warren has received a hefty fine from the NFL for what was deemed roughing. He was paid $48,556 in Week 7 for dropping his helmet to make contact with Los Angeles Rams shortstop Michael Hocht.
“I don’t know how I’m going to beat guys who are 350 pounds and six feet taller than me,” Warren said Tuesday.
“I can’t face them and punch them.
They will kick me out. So I try to force myself to shoot.
It’s gotten to a point where it makes me sad.”
In Week 2, Warren was fined $48,333 for removing the helmet of a Cleveland Browns player while attempting a tackle on the sideline.
“I don’t know what they want from me,” Warren said.
“I’m not a borderline person.
I’ll fight for everything I get.”
Warren’s fine is steep because he is considered a habitual offender.
He said he was fined twice last season as well.
He said the original fine was reduced on appeal but was not upheld.
“If you want to call it a win, it’s $39,000,” he said.
“I call that defeat.”
Warren, a former undrafted free agent, will earn $870,000 in base salary this season.
Without fees, his fine is equal to two game checks.
He said: “If I get a $2,000 fine, I’ll get (confirmed) too.” “Five thousand dollars is crazy.
It is a very good car.
This is the money I can give to my family.”
Outside linebacker T.J. Watt, the team’s highest-paid player with a base salary of $20 million, is sympathetic to his teammates.
“It’s really appalling how much a person like that gets fined,” he said.
“That’s stupid.”
