Two players from the Kansas City Chiefs and New England Patriots are lighter in the pocket almost a week after the AFC Divisional playoff game at Gillette Stadium.
The NFL fined Patriots wide receiver Danny Amendola $23,152 for a blindside block on cornerback Jamell Fleming during the game, a league spokesman confirmed Friday with ChiefsDigest.com and The Topeka Capital-Journal. The specific play occurred at the 9:08 mark of the second quarter on a punt return when Amendola leveled Fleming, who was attempting to down the ball at the Patriots’ 4-yard line.
Chiefs outside linebacker Dezman Moses later drew a flag for roughing the passer on Patriots quarterback Tom Brady after delivering a late hit at the Chiefs’ 35-yard line.