NFL Makes Punishment Decision on Tyler Guyton Incident NFL fined Raiders' defensive end for the Tyler Guyton incident as two Dallas Cowboys players face punishment. Aryan Mamtani 8 hrs ago

The Las Vegas Raiders and Dallas Cowboys didn’t exactly give us a showcase of clean football in Week 11. Flags were flying all around. The one that stuck with everyone, though, was Raiders defensive end Malcolm Koonce taking a swipe at Cowboys’ lineman Tyler Guyton’s helmet. And the league didn’t let it slide.

Koonce has been fined $12,172 for unnecessary roughness after striking Guyton in quarter 2, 2:00. It wasn’t a closed-fist punch, more of a flat-palmed shot, but it was always going to draw a penalty and a fine in today’s NFL.

As per Article 14 of the NFL’s rulebook, striking, kicking, tripping, or kneeing opponents is prohibited and is considered unnecessary roughness. That can also lead to a loss of 15 yards. Koonce was the only Las Vegas player to receive a fine in Week 11.

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