Cordarrelle Patterson fined $13,369 for grabbing Henry Anderson’s crotch
The below-the-belt incident drew some attention last week.
Patriots wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson has been fined $13,369 for unsportsmanlike conduct after he grabbed the groin area of Jets defensive end Henry Anderson in New England’s Week 12 win.
#Patriots WR Cordarrelle Patterson was fined $13,369 for unsportsmanlike conduct, grabbing the 🥜 of #Jets DE Henry Anderson in a pile. #Ouch
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 1, 2018
With the Patriots leading 20-13 in the fourth, Patterson rushed for one yard before getting tackled by Anderson at New York’s 24-yard line. The 300-pound lineman must have lingered too long for Patterson’s liking, as the CBS broadcast caught Patterson grabbing Anderson’s groin area until his opponent ended up on his backside. After Patterson stood up, he appeared to glance back at Anderson.
There was no penalty on the play.
“The man was all in my face, trying to put his s*** in my face and I was trying to get his ass up off me,” Patterson later said in the locker room. “I’m a grown man. I don’t need anyone’s ass and d*** and balls in my face.”
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Patriots defensive end Deatrich Wise was also fined $20,054 for roughing the quarterback on a separate play.
