Odell Beckham gets hit with monster fine after vicious blindside block
The Giants receiver is going to have to write a large check
Nine months after being hit with a one-game suspension, Odell Beckham has received another serious punishment from the NFL.
Fox Sports' Jay Glazer reported on Sunday that the Giants receiver was fined $36,000 this week for a hit that he placed on Saints defensive back Kenny Vaccaro during the Giants' 16-13 win over New Orleans in Week 2.
This wasn't just any hit, either. Beckham clearly hit Vaccaro from behind on a play that went to the other side of the field. The hit came after Vaccaro gave Beckham a shove at the line of scrimmage when the play started.
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Although this was Beckham's first fine of the year, the NFL gave him a big one because they view the Giants receiver as a "repeat offender," according to Glazer. Beckham was suspended in December after an ugly game against Josh Norman that included three unnecessary roughness penalties in one quarter and a helmet-to-helmet shot on Norman.
Before Beckham was fined this week, the NFL had already announced that his rematch with Norman on Sunday would be closely monitored by officials.
As for the Saints, they probably won't be too surprised when they find out about Beckham's fine. After their loss to the Giants several Saints players, including defensive back Sterling Moore, said that Beckham gets away with cheating.
"It was one of those things where [Beckham] is trying to pull himself through. He does that a lot, and he kind of gets away with it at times. It's something I mentioned to the refs. It is what it is," Moore said, via the New York Post.
The Saints safety said that refs ignore interference calls that should go against Beckham.
"It's something he gets away with pretty regularly. I guess it's something you've got to live with," Moore said. "It didn't surprise me that he was doing it, but it surprised me that they were letting him do it and were letting us go out there and play. I guess that's how it's going to be."
















