During last week’s division round showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texas, Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes drew two controversial penalty flags at key moments in the game
But it seems like the NFL has determined that those flags never should have been thrown.
Texans defensive end defensive end Will Anderson Jr. was flagged for roughing the passer in the first quarter and defensive tackle Folorunso Fatukasi and linebacker Henry To’oTo’o picked up flags for hitting Patrick Mahomes on a late quarterback slide.
Typically on hits like this, players are hit with fines from the league in addition to the penalty on the field if the NFL is able to confirm the penalty by watching the film after the game.
However, as Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk points out, the league did not issue any fines to Texans defenders for these plays.
“The NFL did not fine Texans defensive end Will Anderson Jr. for a first-quarter roughing the passer foul.
The league also did not fine defensive tackle Folorunso Fatukasi or linebacker Henry To’oTo’o for their Malachi crunch after Mahomes slid in the second half,” Florio wrote for Pro Football Talk.