{"id":1015800,"date":"2026-10-01T15:15:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1015800\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T15:15:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:15:19","slug":"the-nfl-hits-saints-lb-danny-stutsman-where-it-hurts-for-his-bang-bang-play-in-week-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1015800\/","title":{"rendered":"The NFL hits Saints LB Danny Stutsman where it hurts for his ‘bang-bang’ play in Week 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

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New Orleans Saints linebacker Danny Stutsman has been fined by the NFL this week. This is the third time Stutsman has been docked by the league.<\/p>\n

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New Orleans Saints linebacker Danny Stutsman has been fined by the NFL this week.<\/p>\n

Per Nick Underhill<\/a>, Stutsman was docked $7,011 for roughing the passer for his hit on Las Vegas Raiders QB Kirk Cousins during last Sunday\u2019s 35-27 loss.<\/p>\n

This is third time Stutsman has been fined by the league. He\u2019s been previously dock twice for Impermissible Use of the Helmet, with the latest coming from Week 3 of the 2026 preseason.<\/p>\n

Danny Stutsman reacts to his penalty<\/p>\n

The play occurred during the second quarter of the game, a third-and-four at the Saints\u2019 own six-yard line. Stutsman was showing blitz and beat second-year running back Ashton Jeanty with a clean swim move for a clear path at Cousins. Cousins managed to get rid of the ball right as Stutsman initiated contact with him, and Stutsman drove him to the ground. The play was flagged due to the majority of Stutsman\u2019s body weight landing on top of Cousins.<\/p>\n

It sounds questionable, but it is the letter of the law in the NFL. <\/p>\n

\u201cIn college you can kind of get away with something like that,\u201d Stutsman said after Sunday\u2019s game<\/a>. \u201cObviously, the NFL tries to protect the guys that are getting paid a lot of money. But you know, at the end of the day, it\u2019s not like I was doing anything malicious. I\u2019m just kind of trying to secure a sack. Ball\u2019s in his hand. It\u2019s a bang-bang play. I guess I don\u2019t get to make those calls. But yeah, it is what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stutsman knows he can\u2019t change the rules, so he must work within them to avoid this from recurring.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, you kind of have to,\u201d Stutsman said. \u201cLike, you know, they can\u2019t just praise you and then you keep doing it and it keep being a flag. You know, obviously the NFL is taking care of their guys, so you have to adapt to the circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Raiders scored on the very next play. In a game decided by just eight points, one penalty can make all the difference. <\/p>\n

Stutsman will look to get the sack next time, and not the flag and fine that may come with it.<\/p>\n

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