Sadly, Marlon Humphrey, Ravens CB has been charged and suspended for the rest of the season…
The NFL hit Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey hard for two violations of the league’s player safety rules.
Humphrey was fined $22,511 for illegal use of the helmet in the third quarter last Thursday against the Bengals, and fined $11,255 for facemasking in the fourth quarter.
The facemask was called, but the use of the helmet was not. The league’s disciplinary department often sees penalties that the officials missed — and other times chooses not to fine players for personal fouls that were called on the field.
Humphrey’s total of $33,766 in fines was the most any player had his paycheck docked in the NFL this week.
When the dust settled on the Baltimore Ravens’ 18-16 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, there was one player who was notably absent.
With the Ravens potentially one stop away from getting the ball back, cornerback Marlon Humphrey made his trip for the exits despite the game still hanging in the balance. Humphrey said he believed that Baltimore was already out of timeouts and the game was essentially over.
Ravens head coach John Harbaugh didn’t have a comment on the situation, while Humphrey noted he likely should have been with his team until the final whistle blew.
“I thought it was they get a first down [and] the game was over,” Humphrey said. “We actually had another timeout and it was 50 seconds so two more plays had to [be run].”
The Steelers got a first down on a one-yard run on third and one from Najee Harris with 54 seconds left in the game to ice the game and make Baltimore burn its final timeout.
Humphrey also noted that he usually heads to the tunnel early even in wins. The veteran cornerback also said he might have a change of thought when it comes to being quick to the exits regardless of the result.
“I do that when we win,” Humphrey said. “I’m the first one in. I’m a sore loser and a sore winner but it would have been kind of awkward. I came back out once I realized in the tunnel that we had another timeout and there’s 50 seconds [left]. Maybe I’ll just start waiting until [there’s no time left] on wins and losses to just go in. You can’t have that.”
Humphrey had one of the biggest plays of the game with an interception in the end zone with 9:23 left in the fourth quarter to Baltimore within five points. The former All-Pro and three-time Pro Bowler now has five interceptions and a forced fumble this season.