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NFL Decides on Punishment After Jalen Hurts Incident

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Chris Phelps | Last updated Nov 1, 2025 9:38 PM ET

Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles picked up their second-straight win in Week 8, moving to 6-2 on the 2025 NFL season after defeating Jaxson Dart and the New York Giants in an NFC East battle. Hurts had one of his better games of the year, completing 15-of-20 passes for 179 yards and four touchdowns, including two to tight end Dallas Goedert.

With 13:30 remaining in the second quarter and the game tied at seven, Hurts scrambled for an eight-yard gain before stepping out of bounds. As he did, Giants linebacker Brian Burns hit the former Oklahoma quarterback, sending him sprawling toward the bench. Initially, officials called a late hit on Burns, but they later picked up the flag after replay assistance determined there was “no foul for the quarterback being hit late out of bounds.”

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) looks on prior to the game against the Dallas Cowboys.© Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

Still, even without a penalty on the play, Burns faced the possibility of a fine. In the NFL, players can be fined up to $11,593 for a first late-hit offense, increasing to $17,389 for a second in the same season. Fortunately for Burns, the league determined his hit wasn’t severe enough to warrant a fine.

While Burns wasn't fined for his hit on Hurts, two other players from Eagles vs. Giants were. Philadelphia linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr. was charged $5,790 for a blindside block, while New York defensive end Rakeem Nunez-Roches was penalized $23,186 for an illegal use of the helmet.

The refs threw a flag for a late hit to Jalen Hurts here but then picked up the flag pic.twitter.com/LKSZdLZlE4
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In Week 8, the NFL issued 10 fines across 2,003 total plays, accounting for just 0.5% of all snaps. It marked the lowest single-week fine total of the 2025 season, with the previous low being 13 in Week 5.

Following a bye in Week 9, Hurts and the Eagles will be back in action on Nov. 10, hitting the road to face the Green Bay Packers in Week 10's edition of "Monday Night Football."

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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