Add Jon Gruden and Sean Payton to the list of coaches who had to pay up for not wearing masks during Week 2 – $100,000 each.
Add Jon Gruden and Sean Payton to the list of coaches who had to pay up for not wearing masks during their teams' Week 2 contests.
The coaches for the Las Vegas Raiders and New Orleans Saints were each fined $100,000 by the NFL for violating the league's jointly established protocol in light of the coronavirus pandemic, a person familiar with the decision told USA TODAY Sports. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to disclose details of the punishment.
: the Seattle Seahawks' Pete Carroll, the San Francisco 49ers' Kyle Shanahan and the Denver Broncos' Vic Fangio., while Payton had a gaiter that did not rise above his neck.
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