Former Auburn linebacker insulted by teammate, then fined by NFL – AL.com

First, Derrick Hall was irritated. Then the former Auburn linebacker was fined.

The NFL announced Saturday that it has fined the Seattle Seahawks outside linebacker $11,510 for an unnecessary roughness penalty for a late hit on quarterback Josh Allen during Sunday’s 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills.

Hall’s penalty with 38 seconds left in the first half sent Seattle linebacker Jaran Reed nose-to-nose with Hall on the field. They also got into a dust-up on the sideline before the two were seen talking more calmly by the Seahawks bench.

The former Alabama standout addressed the Hall situation during his press conference Wednesday.

“For one thing, emotions are in football, right?” Reed said. “We’ve been talking about what Josh Allen can do all week with the flop and everything. And it was kind of a silly game, but I just wanted to tell him that we can’t do that during this time. It was a critical game, a critical moment in the game. When you do things like that, it leads to explosives. That’s what we’re trying to eliminate. So that’s all we talked about.

“All the other extracurriculars are just two guys who care about football. Look, Dee Hall is my man. He is one of my friends on this team. Our parents are cool. We’re still cool. There is no love lost. It just happens. We talked about it right after. We’re just two alpha males. Everyone out there is an alpha male and it happens. You have to move on and keep playing. That’s what we did.”

Three other players from Alabama high schools and colleges were fined by the NFL for actions on the field in Week 8 games:

· Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Jakorian Bennett (McGill-Toolen) was fined $6,227 for hip-dropping Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy in a 27-20 loss. Bennett was not penalized on the play.

· Cleveland Browns linebacker Mohamoud Diabate (Auburn High School) was fined $5,130 for a facemask penalty in a 29-24 win over the Baltimore Ravens.

· New York Jets linebacker Jamion Sherwood (Auburn) was fined $6,354 for unnecessary roughness (use of helmet) for tackling New England Patriots quarterback Drake May in a 25-22 loss. Sherwood was not penalized in the game.