GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Defending Aaron Rodgers cost Martellus Bennett $9,115.
The Green Bay Packers tight end was fined by the NFL for his unnecessary roughness penalty in last Sunday's regular-season opener against Seattle. But Seahawks cornerback Jeremy Lane, who was ejected from the game, was not docked any money.
Bennett came to the defense of his quarterback. He took exception to Seahawks linebacker K.J. Wright's tackle on Rodgers' fourth-quarter scramble for a first down. Rodgers did not slide and Wright tackled him. Bennett gave Wright a two-handed shove.