Is the NFL being too overprotective on keeping QBs healthy?

New York Jets safety Jamal Adams said the league is “a damn joke,” after he was fined $21,000 for a late hit on Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield. According to the Miami Herald, an official told Miami Dolphins linebacker Raekwon McMillan to “stay off Tom [Brady]” after a legal hit on the New England Patriots QB. While we’ve seen several signal-callers go down already, SI Now’s Robin Lundberg and Amy Campbell wonder if the NFL is being too soft on quarterbacks.

New York Jets safety Jamal Adams said the league is “a damn joke,” after he was fined $21,000 for a late hit on Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield. According to the Miami Herald, an official told Miami Dolphins linebacker Raekwon McMillan to “stay off Tom [Brady]” after a legal hit on the New England Patriots QB. While we’ve seen several signal-callers go down already, SI Now’s Robin Lundberg and Amy Campbell wonder if the NFL is being too soft on quarterbacks.