The Carolina Panthers would probably rather have had the penalty yards for the uncalled illegal hits on their quarterback Cam Newton, but some fines for the Denver Broncos at least confirmed the Panthers’ complaints.
Safety Darian Stewart was fined $18,231 for his helmet-to-helmet hit on Newton late in the fourth quarter that was penalized, according to ESPN’s Adam Caplan. Linebacker Brandon Marshall, who lauched himself into Newton’s head at the end of a throw, was fined more than $24,000 according to Troy Renck of Denver7. Marshall was not given a penalty on that play, and other questionable hits weren’t called either.
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