Richard Sherman Fined for Hit on Dan Carpenter: Latest Details, Reaction

Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman was fined roughly $9,000 for his hit on Buffalo Bills kicker Dan Carpenter near the end of the first half of Seattle's 31-25 win on Monday night. 

While Sherman was only called for being offside on the play, the NFL ruled it unnecessary roughness, according to Pro Football Talk. The NFL on ESPN reported the specific amount of the fine to be $9,115. 

Sherman confirmed the fine later Thursday, per Curtis Crabtree of KJR radio. 

Following the play, NFL Senior Vice President of Officiating Dean Blandino tweeted that the officials erred in their ruling:

As seen in the following video, Sherman crossed the line of scrimmage well before the snap and barreled into Carpenter's knees:

According to ESPN.com's Mike Rodak, Sherman didn't believe the play was dirty and didn't think he deserved a more severe penalty:

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[Carpenter] should have not kicked it, you know? Maybe he wanted to; I went for the ball. So when the ball gets tipped on a play, the rule is, there is no flag. ...

I'm a pro. I've been in this league long enough. I know how hard it is to play. When you go for a block, that's what you do. You go for a block. Even if I was offsides, you still stop the play. You're not going to let him just kick the ball freely and let him have a free play. He could have made the decision not to kick the ball. He saw the flag before I did. He has a better vantage point than any of us.

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Bills head coach Rex Ryan strongly disagreed: "Ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous. [The officials' explanation] doesn't matter [because] it was wrong. It's clear what happened: The guy roughed our kicker. Jumps offside and roughs our kicker."

Sherman was also the subject of criticism from Carpenter's wife, Kaela Carpenter, who posted a controversial tweet joking that Sherman should be castrated for his actions, according to Darin Gantt of Pro Football Talk.

Carpenter's wife later apologized, but Sherman called it "BS," per TMZ.com.

Because unnecessary roughness wasn't called on the play and the trainers tended to Carpenter, he was forced to come out of the game for one play.

The Bills spiked the ball and were still able to attempt a field goal, but the officials once again made a mistake in not resetting the play clock.

That resulted in a five-yard penalty, and Carpenter missed a 54-yard field goal in a game that Buffalo went on to lose by six points.

According to Spotrac, the fine marks the third of Sherman's career for on-field actions and his first since 2014.

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