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Every Saturday, plenty of players get fined for illegal use of helmet fouls from the prior weekend’s game. For Week 9, Texans safety Jalen Pitre got fined twice.
Both instances occurred in the second quarter of the victory over the Chargers. Pitre was penalized for neither infraction.
Each fine will cost $15,400, subject to appeal. They were Pitre’s first fines of the season.
For the season (including the preseason), 53 fines have been imposed for illegal use of the helmet.
The NFL will impose larger fines on Pitre for future violations. Eventually, he’ll be at risk for a suspension.
Use of the helmet isn’t one of the five safety rules that trigger a one-game suspension in the event of three violations.