Vikings' Griffen, Guion get fined by NFL

Hits in Sunday's win over Jacksonville draw punishment from the league.

September 15, 2012 at 1:51PM
Everson Griffen (97) pressured Jaguars quarterback Blaine Gabbert (11) in the third quarter.
Everson Griffen (97) pressured Jaguars quarterback Blaine Gabbert (11) in the third quarter Sunday. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A league spokesman said Vikings defensive linemen Letroy Guion and Everson Griffen are lighter by a combined $23,625 this week.

Guion was fined $7,875 for roughing the passer in Sunday's 26-23 overtime win against Jacksonville. Guion "unnecessarily struck an opponent late," the spokesman said.

Guion, who was penalized on the play, jumped on quarterback Blaine Gabbert, who had fallen. He didn't spear Gabbert or hit him in the head. He dived on top of Gabbert. After the game, Guion said he never heard a whistle.

Meanwhile, Griffen was fined $15,750 for roughing the passer by making helmet-to-helmet contact. He wasn't penalized on the play.

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Mark Craig has covered the NFL nearly every year since Brett Favre was a rookie back in 1991. A sports writer since 1987, he is covering his 30th NFL season out of 37 years with the Canton (Ohio) Repository (1987-99) and the Star Tribune (1999-present).

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