Dallas Cowboys Fined for Violent Hits on Chargers; NFL To Crack Down on Fights

Dallas Cowboys Fined for Violent Hits on Chargers; NFL To Crack Down on Fights

FRISCO - A trio of Dallas Cowboys have been punished for their involvement in a variety of incidents in the team's Week 6 win at the Los Angeles Chargers ... with more punishment to come for future behaviors across the league when it comes to fighting.

Taking a financial hit for their "unnecessary roughness'' hits in the 20-17 win on Monday night are defensive end Dorance Armstrong, safety Markquese Bell and safety Jayron Kearse.

Armstrong and Kearse will each pay a fine of $21,855 while Bell will owe $4,681.

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The second-quarter hit involving Kearse is one the Cowboys (and Kearse himself) consider a tricky one. He was fined for a helmet-to-helmet tackle of L.A. quarterback Justin Herbert ... a play that also drew a 15-yard penalty flag during the game. ... and a subject of debate because Herbert began the process of a slide while Kearse was already lined up to make a tackle.

Kearse's hit also drew a 15-yard penalty during the game.

But arguably the biggest issue going forward in the NFL announcing on Sunday its plan to crack down on the sort of brawls that took place before a handful of games last week, including one at L.A. in which Dallas defensive end Dante Fowler took a swing at the head of Chargers running back Austin Ekeler, the blow fully knocking Ekeler's helmet off his head.

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Defensive tackle Mazi Smith and defensive end Sam Williams were among the small army of Cowboys who engaged a similar number of Chargers who all got in to the middle of the action.

A similar altercation happened before the start of the Week 6 game between the Cleveland Browns and the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.