Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman was fined $26,739 for his controversial helmet-to-helmet hit on Saints wide receiver Tommylee Lewis that was not penalized in the NFC Championship game on Friday.
“I’ve been fined,” Robey-Coleman said. “I know everybody knows that. I’m going to pay my fine. You know what happened. I’m pay the fine. It’s all good.”
Robey-Coleman would not say if he felt the fine was unjustified.
“That’s how the league feels,” Robey-Coleman said. “I’m going to pay the fine. I’m going to move on.”
The play led to a major controversy.
“I’ve just moved on,” Robey-Coleman said. “I talked to coach (Sean McVay). He just told me to move on and think about New England. That’s who’s coming up. Its big week.”
Robey-Coleman appeared to blast Lewis with a big-hit before the ball arrived from Saints quarterback Drew Brees. It was third-and-10 at the Rams’ 13-yard line with 1:45 left in the game in a 20-20 game.
If the penalty was called, the Saints would have likely won the game.
The Rams ended up winning 26-23 in overtime on a 57-yard field goal from Greg Zeurlein.
Saints coach Sean Payton said he was told the officials “blew the call.”
The fallout from the game has been widespread for players voicing their disbelief to the Governor of Louisiana admonishing NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. Lawsuits and petitions have been filed along with several billboards being posted with pro-Saints messages in Atlanta.
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