Wow, that’s one expensive mistake! We heard that Mike Tomlin could be fined heavily for his sideline interference and he has been.
Details after the jump…
Via ESPN:
The NFL on Wednesday fined Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin $100,000 for interfering with a kickoff return in last Thursday night’s game vs. the Baltimore Ravens.
In addition, the league said it will consider a forfeiture of draft choices for the Steelers because Tomlin’s conduct affected a play on the field.
The league said Tomlin’s actions, in which he was standing on the white stripe that borders the playing field and took a step onto the field during Jacoby Jones’ kickoff return, should have resulted in a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
Tomlin apologized for his actions Tuesday and said he would accept whatever punishment the NFL decided to hand out to him, although he continued to maintain that he had no intentions of affecting the play on the field.
