Patriots DE Keion White fined $22.5K for horse-collar tackle vs. Titans
White has accrued over $42,000 in personal foul-related fines this season.
A second horse-collar tackle committed by Keion White this season has prompted the NFL to fine him again.
The Patriots defensive end received a hefty $22,511 fine from the league Saturday following his horse-collar penalty against Titans running back Tony Pollard last week.
White grabbed the inside of the back collar of Pollard’s jersey in the second quarter last Sunday. The play resulted in a 15-yard penalty for New England in a close game that didn’t give the Patriots much room for error.
This isn’t the first time White has been fined for a personal foul this year. The second-year player committed another horse-collar grab last month versus the Dolphins and caught a fine for the action. White was fined $9,836 the first time, and was also billed the same amount of money for a roughing the passer foul that occurred on the same drive in October.
Thus, in total, the 25-year-old has accrued $42,183 worth of fines from the NFL in 2024.
White acknowledged the fact that he owes the league a decent chunk of his salary this season.
“I’m starting a go fund me 🤢” he captioned a video of his horse-collar foul in an Instagram post Saturday.
Despite the monetary punishments, White said last month that he won’t relent in his aggressive playing style.
“As long as I’m running to the ball, being aggressive, yeah, you’re going to get penalties,” White told NESN’s Sean McGuire. “But I’m not going to compromise the style of player that I am. Obviously, the style player I am, the league is trending towards a less aggressive league. I don’t care. I’m gonna still be a more old-school, heavy hitter. You take the fines when they come, but you just keep playing.
“Because I feel like, personally, if I stop playing as fast and stop playing as aggressively, then I’m not going to be as dominant of a player.”
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