In last week’s win against the New Orleans Saints a pair of Carolina Panthers safeties were flagged for hits on defenseless receivers. The biggest deal was, of course Scary shot by Xavier Woods on wide receiver Chris Olave, who seemed to knock him out immediately. As expected, Woods earned a fine from the league office for his efforts. According to The Athletic Panthers beat reporter Joe PersonWoods was fined $16,883 for the hit.

In Woods’ defense, Olave should never have been asked to make that catch on what was literally a hospital ball by Saints quarterback Derek Carr. Woods later claimed he was aiming for the shoulder. but he has many similar penalties and this ended up taking Olave out for the year. I just found out earlier today that New Orleans has placed he on injured reserve list.

In related news, It also reports the person that safety Demani Richardson was also fined for a hit on a defenseless Saints receiver. However, it was only hit for $4,463. Richardson has been a surprise bright spot for Carolina’s defense the past two weeks, leading the team in tackles against the Saints and Broncos.

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