Texans' Lovie Smith fined by NFL for unauthorized practice drill

Houston Texans offensive linemen Justin McCray (64) and Jimmy Morrissey (79) run a blocking drill during mini camp Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at Houston Methodist Training Center in Houston.Texans head coach Lovie Smith was fined $50,000 for unauthorized drills during the team's Organized Team Activities (OTA) practices. Smith was fined for a drill that had offensive linemen going one-on-one against defensive linemen, according to ESPN's Dan Graziano, who was first to report the news.

Teams are allowed 13 offseason practices, including 10 days of OTAs that are conducted without pads. Although these are "no-contact" practices, occasionally linemen get tangled up or receivers and defensive…