{"id":11098,"date":"2024-12-15T08:13:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T08:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=11098"},"modified":"2024-12-15T08:13:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T08:13:35","slug":"breaking-nfl-makes-bizarre-decision-on-joe-burrow-facemask-fine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=11098","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: NFL makes bizarre decision on Joe Burrow facemask fine!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_593664\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/joe-burrow-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-593664\" src=\"https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/joe-burrow-1-600x338.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/joe-burrow-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/joe-burrow-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/joe-burrow-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/joe-burrow-1-605x340.jpg 605w, https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/joe-burrow-1-288x162.jpg 288w, https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/joe-burrow-1-212x119.jpg 212w, https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/joe-burrow-1-185x104.jpg 185w, https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/joe-burrow-1.jpg 1600w\" alt=\"Bengals QB Joe Burrow on the sideline\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-593664\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-593664\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) walks the sideline in the fourth quarter of the NFL Week 12 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Pittsburgh Steelers at Paul Brown Stadium in downtown Cincinnati on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. Mandatory Credit: Sam Greene\/The Enquirer \/ USA TODAY NETWORK<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The NFL made a strange decision on a potential fine for Dallas Cowboys linebacker Marist Liufau for his facemask on Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow last Monday.<\/p>\n<p>No fine was issued to Liufau or any other Cowboys player over a blatant facemask against Burrow during the fourth quarter of Monday\u2019s game, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. The play also was not flagged for a penalty during the game.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=spacemnkymafia&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1868041601517510881&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Flarrybrownsports.com%2Ffootball%2Fnfl-no-fine-joe-burrow-facemask%2F643686&amp;sessionId=648b0e4c79ce9d0fc0a1b2f495de1aa128a62dd2&amp;siteScreenName=larrybrownsport&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1868041601517510881\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pelissero did note that safety Donovan Wilson\u00a0received a fine for a hip-drop tackle\u00a0from the same game that also was not flagged. In another instance, Lions defensive lineman Za\u2019Darius Smith\u00a0was fined for a hit\u00a0to Packers QB Jordan Love\u2019s facemask during last Thursday\u2019s game, even though\u00a0that was not flagged at the time\u00a0either.<\/p>\n<p>The NFL issues fines for facemasks relatively frequently. As the aforementioned plays demonstrate, missed calls are not exempt from that treatment. The Burrow case would seem to be pretty blatant. It\u2019s not at all clear why the league would not go back and discipline it, especially when they did so in certain other cases during the week.<\/p>\n<p>The NFL has brought up the possibility of\u00a0allowing such non-calls to be reviewed\u00a0during the game, but that still does not explain why the Cowboys got away with such a blatant foul here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) walks the sideline in the fourth quarter of the NFL Week 12 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Pittsburgh Steelers&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hot-news","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: NFL makes bizarre decision on Joe Burrow facemask fine! 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