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San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner received a huge fine for a hit on Washington Commanders TE Chig Okonkwo.<\/p>\n
The Washington Commanders<\/a> benefitted from a lot of penalties in their near-comeback attempt against the San Francisco 49ers<\/a> in Week 6. But the officials probably should have called one additional foul.<\/p>\n The NFL announced<\/a> Saturday 49ers linebacker Fred Warner<\/a> received a pair of fines in the matchup versus the Commanders on Monday night. The second of which was a fine for Warner illegally using his helmet against Commanders tight end Chig Okonwko.<\/p>\n Although the incident, which the league described as unnecessary roughness, didn\u2019t result in a penalty, the NFL<\/a> fined Warner $47,762 for the hit.<\/p>\n NFL insider Tom Pelissero explained on X on Saturday that not only did Warner not get a foul on the play, but the officials actually picked up a flag after the hit.<\/p>\n The NFL fined 49ers LB Fred Warner $65,673 for two unnecessary roughness violations last week \u2014 including $47,762 for this hit on Commanders TE Chig Okonkwo<\/a>,\u201d wrote Pelissero on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cOfficials threw a flag on the play, but then picked it up.\u201d<\/p>\n The NFL fined 49ers LB Fred Warner $65,673 for two unnecessary roughness violations last week \u2014 including $47,762 for this hit on Commanders TE Chig Okonkwo. <\/p>\n Officials threw a flag on the play, but then picked it up. <\/p>\n Warner also received an unnecessary roughness fine for a hit on a defenseless player on a different play. That fine was worth $17,911.<\/p>\n NFL Fines 49ers\u2019 Fred Warner More Than $65,000 for Two Plays vs. Commanders Warner\u2019s $47,000-plus fine was, by far, the most expensive fine from the league in Week 6. The next most-expensive fine was the Denver Broncos<\/a>\u2018 Alex Singleton\u2019s unnecessary roughness violation that resulted in a $23,882 fine.<\/p>\n The NFL handed out five fines that were at least $17,000 for incidents in Week 6. Warner had two of them.<\/p>\n Warner delivered the hit on Okonkwo that led to the fine on seven-and-7 at the Commanders 25-yard line. At the time, Washington trailed by six points.<\/p>\n Thanks to picking up the flag, the Commanders faced a third-and-4 after Okonkwo\u2019s reception. If officials had called the penalty on Warner, it would have been an automatic first down. The Commanders also would have gained 15 yards.<\/p>\n Fortunately, Washington did convert the third-down attempt. Quarterback Jayden Daniels<\/a> and the offense also overcame the lack of penalty yardage by driving into the red zone. But the drive stalled at the 17-yard line.<\/p>\n Because of the third-down conversion and long drive, the non-penalty on Warner became a bit of a moot point. But who knows what could have occurred if the penalty had moved Washington into better field position immediately.<\/p>\n The nearly $18,000-fined hit Warner had in Week 6 occurred at the beginning of the fourth quarter. That was also a hit on Okonkwo which didn\u2019t receive result in a foul.<\/p>\n The Commanders, though, scored a touchdown on that drive.<\/p>\n The NFL has now fined Warner four times this season. He also received a pair of fines for unnecessary roughness in Week 3.<\/p>\n Commanders guard Chris Paul<\/a> received the only fine for Washington in the Week 6 matchup against San Francisco. The NFL tagged Paul with a $11,941 fine for unnecessary roughness for grabbing a 49ers defender\u2019s face mask.<\/p>\n The officials called Paul for a penalty on the play, which nullified a touchdown.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tDave Holcomb<\/a> is a sports reporter covering the NFL and MLB for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Pittsburgh Steelers and a variety of other NFL teams. Originally from Pittsburgh, Holcomb has covered college and professional sports for outlets including FanSided, Rotowire and Yardbarker. 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