Kwon Alexander won’t see a massive hit to his bank account, after all. The NFL has decided to rescind a fine for Steelers’ linebacker Kwon Alexander for a preseason hit on Tampa Bay running back Chase Edmonds.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that the NFL rescinded the fine on Friday. It was a fairly hefty amount, totaling $43,709.
Alexander was initially fined for lowering his helmet while making a hit on Edmonds. In real time, it doesn’t appear that there’s much to it. But the NFL places heavy emphasis on player safety, especially when it comes to helmet-to-helmet contact.
Below is video of the preseason hit:
Alexander is a nine-year NFL veteran but is in his first season with the Steelers. He spent last season with the New York Jets and has had stops with the Buccaneers, San Francisco 49ers and New Orleans Saints.
Through two games this season, Alexander has racked up 17 total tackles, including 15 solo stops. In last week’s victory over the Cleveland Browns, the linebacker tallied nine tackles with one in the backfield.
Pittsburgh is off to a 1-1 start, losing to San Francisco in Week 1.
Matt Canada responds to upset Steelers fans
Although Pittsburgh secured a win over Cleveland last week, Steelers fans still aren’t happy about the way the offense looks. It resulted in Acrisure Stadium chanting “Fire Canada” during the game.
Earlier in the week, Canada responded to the disgruntled fans.
“Obviously, I was working, we had a tough play,” Canada said. “There’s not one ounce of lack of confidence in the players that I have, or lack of confidence of the coaches that I have. We’re going to play better, we’re going to get it right. We’re not putting out on the field what we expected to do in those two games.
“The fans want us to win. They want us to play better, so there’s nothing wrong with their passion in those things. And obviously, we’re not going to — Mike T says it all the time, we’re not running away from it. We expect to be better. We’re going to be better. I firmly believe that. So, until we do that, obviously there’s going to be frustration. [There’s] more frustration with our guys because we’re not happy with what we’re putting on tape and putting on the field. So, we’ll continue to work and we’ll get it right and we’ll get it better. I firmly believe that.”
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