Eagles QB Foles fined $10K for illegal block (BLOG)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRe5xDOGcZZcLlRXsmnfodbZLZs5dZOotYjK7aOyS-J4Z4pFvTkwVSUHVcScf6F7dW4PQL5S3qxCnmA3ciF1uh8_sSacqs5mGx5cd5u3g6nkEzSk2QOIxBw_75ODVSk_W9_bdDLJLfKY/s1600/201312151433523814953.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRe5xDOGcZZcLlRXsmnfodbZLZs5dZOotYjK7aOyS-J4Z4pFvTkwVSUHVcScf6F7dW4PQL5S3qxCnmA3ciF1uh8_sSacqs5mGx5cd5u3g6nkEzSk2QOIxBw_75ODVSk_W9_bdDLJLfKY/s320/201312151433523814953.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387611619321_3970" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">NEW YORK (AP) -- <a class="yom-entity-link yom-entity-sports_team" data-rapid_p="8" href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/phi" style="color: #324fe1; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Philadelphia Eagles</a> quarterback Nick Foles was fined $10,000 by the NFL on Friday for an illegal peel-back block on Minnesota's <a class="yom-entity-link yom-entity-sports_player" data-rapid_p="9" href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/9045" style="color: #324fe1; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Erin Henderson</a> during the Eagles' loss Sunday.</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387611619321_3988" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Foles went down low at Henderson's knees, drawing a penalty and negating <a class="yom-entity-link yom-entity-sports_player" data-rapid_p="10" href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/8826" id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387611619321_3997" style="color: #324fe1; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">DeSean Jackson</a>'s 18-yard touchdown in the second quarter.</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387611619321_5302" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Arizona's <a class="yom-entity-link yom-entity-sports_player" data-rapid_p="11" href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/9532" id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387611619321_5301" style="color: #324fe1; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Marcus Benard</a> was fined $15,750 for roughing the passer on a hit on Tennessee's <a class="yom-entity-link yom-entity-sports_player" data-rapid_p="12" href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/7426" style="color: #324fe1; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Ryan Fitzpatrick</a>. Cardinals linebacker <a class="yom-entity-link yom-entity-sports_player" data-rapid_p="13" href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/24022" id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387611619321_5319" style="color: #324fe1; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Daryl Washington</a> was also docked $5,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct.</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387611619321_5330" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Also in that game, Titans defensive end <a class="yom-entity-link yom-entity-sports_player" data-rapid_p="14" href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/7762" style="color: #324fe1; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Kamerion Wimbley</a> was fined $10,000 for hitting Arizona quarterback Carson Palmer in the knee area.</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387611619321_5340" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Fined $7,875 by the NFL were: Indianapolis' Gosder Cherilus (for punching Houston's J.J. Watt), Cincinnati's Dre Kirkpatrick (facemask), Baltimore's Matt Elam (hitting a quarterback who slid feet-first) and St. Louis' Eugene Sims (for a hit on New Orleans' Darren Sproles).</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387611619321_5350" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">---</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387611619321_5360" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org</div></div>

Eagles QB Foles fined $10K for illegal block (BLOG)

NEW YORK (AP) --  Philadelphia Eagles  quarterback Nick Foles was fined $10,000 by the NFL on Friday for an illegal peel-back block on Minne...

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