“One Day Before The Eagles Game?” Packers Fans Erupt Over Starter Receiving Punishment By NFL

The Green Bay Packers are getting ready for their biggest game of the season on Sunday.  They will head into Lincoln Financial Field and take on the second seed Philadelphia Eagles.

However, one of their starters received a substantial punishment just one day before their playoff contest.

“One Day Before The Eagles Game?” Packers Fans Erupt Over Starter Receiving Punishment By NFL

Per multiple sources:

In Chicago’s week 18 match against Green Bay, Kingsley Enagbare was penalized for a horse-collar tackle on quarterback Caleb Williams when he was being pressured and had little chance of creating a positive play.

However, that penalty has had some big consequences:

Now that play just got worse. And that’s because Kingsley Enagbare was fined $5,809 by the NFL for the penalty.

It’s the sixth Packers player fined by the NFL this season. Running back Josh Jacobs had been fined $45k after lowering his head to initiate contact on a play against the Tennessee Titans in week 3 — that fine, though, was later rescinded.

Cornerback Jaire Alexander was fined $11k for pushing an Arizona Cardinals player. And tight end Ben Sims was fined $5,083 for unnecessary roughness on a play against the Houston Texans.

In Week 16, defensive tackle Colby Wooden was punished by $6,150 for unnecessary roughness during the New Orleans Saints game. And in Week 17, safety Zayne Anderson was punished with a $5,861 fine for unnecessary roughness (use of the helmet) on a play he also suffered a concussion.

Of course, fans were quick to react to the fine:

Of course, his fine wasn’t too well recieved.

Here is a look at Enagbare’s stats this season: