TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians has been fined $50,000 by the NFL for swiping his hand at safety Andrew Adams' helmet during the wild card round of last week's NFL playoffs, a source confirmed to ESPN.
Arians was attempting to move Adams, who was trying to pull a player out of a pile followed a muffed punt by Jalen Reagor, which would have drawn a penalty. He can be seen slapping Adams' helmet hard with an open hand, and then elbowed him.
Adams wasn't penalized on the play.
A source told ESPN that the note to Arians stated that he displayed "conduct directed towards your players that fell below standards expected of an NFL head coach.