The NFL has been cracking down hard with fines this year, just ask Saquon Barkley ($46,371, Week 2) or George Pickens ($28,982, Week 2), who’ve both felt the sting in their wallets. Till now, the league’s already shelled out more than 70 fines totaling close to $1.5 million. And the latest to part ways with a big chunk of change as punishment for a disciplinary slip-up? Jets linebacker Jamien Sherwood .

Sherwood got slapped with a $17,389 fine for a hit on a defenseless receiver early in Monday night’s 27–21 loss to the Dolphins . It came barely two minutes into the game. Talk about starting the night on a bad note. Per the NFL’s rulebook, that kind of hit costs $17,389 the first time, and if you do it again, it jumps to $23,186. So, let’s hope he learned his lesson.

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