It’s been a rough stretch for Kyle Van Noy . First came a penalty, then the injury. And now, the NFL is handing down a hefty fine that leaves the Baltimore Ravens linebacker with even more frustration.

According to the league office, Van Noy is being fined $17,389 . The reason? Dropping his “body weight” on Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco during the first play from scrimmage in Week 2. The hit came almost immediately after kickoff, at the 14:56 mark of the first quarter, setting the tone for a bizarre storyline that overshadowed what should’ve just been another divisional clash. Instead, the NFL’s decision is now the headline .

The sequence itself was quick. Van Noy burst through untouched and closed in on Flacco, the former Ravens Super Bowl hero. The linebacke

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