Seahawks and coach Pete Carroll have been fined in excess of $300,000 and will lose two minicamp practices in 2015.
The Seahawks and coach Pete Carroll have been fined in excess of $300,000 and will lose two minicamp practices in 2015 for violating the no-contact rules that govern NFL offseason practices, according to ESPN's Chris Mortensen.
Carroll's fine was "at least" $100,000 and the Seahawks team was penalized "in excess of $200,000". The penalties are reportedly because they had too much contact between players during a June 16 OTA practice, per sources.
Per the CBA rules, Seahawks' players are not permitted to be at the facility on the days of the lost practices, but will be paid for the sessions. The club cannot reschedule the cancelled days either.
This is not the first time that the Seahawks have been fined for violating practice rules during the offseason. Seattle was fined an undisclosed amount in 2012 for a similar violation and lost two OTA practices, and the team was also docked a practice last year for excessive physicality. The 2012 violations were also under the supervision of Carroll and the coach admitted at that time that it was a "learning process" for himself and the coaching staff.
The 2011 collective bargaining agreement bans physical contact between players during the offseason. A Seahawks spokesman and a league spokesman both declined immediate comment.
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