Baltimore Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith will not be fined by the NFL for the hip-drop tackle he made on Cincinnati Bengals tight end Erick All Jr. in their Week 7 game at M&T Bank Stadium.
The league did not announce any fines from the Bengals-Ravens matchup.
All, a former Fairfield High School standout, suffered a knee injury on the play in the third quarter. Bengals head coach Zac Taylor confirmed Oct. 28 that the injury was a torn ACL.
The Bengals had already moved All to the Reserve/Injured list one day earlier and signed former Bengals tight end Cam Grandy off Minnesota’s practice squad.
"You know, losing a guy like Erick, who brought a lot of toughness to what we do, and losing Tanner (Hudson), who plays a lot of different roles for us, really," Burrow said Oct. 28. "Those are two huge losses for us that … you can't really replace with just two guys," Burrow continued.
Smith also dealt with an injury of his own in the game. He was down at the end of a fourth-quarter play after tackling Bengals running back Chase Brown, but he later returned.
Smith has also been part of the conversation around Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow before. In 2023, he said Burrow's wrist injury was something that sometimes happens "when you play the Ravens' (defense)."
"You know, he's a great player," Smith said of Burrow. "I've got a lot of respect for him, the way he plays the game. But, hey, injury's part of the game so, you know, when you play the Ravens' D, sometimes things like that happen."
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