Vikings safety Harrison Smith is nicknamed the Hitman, but the NFL keeps hitting his wallet for some of his biggest shots.
After Sunday’s loss to the Cowboys, when Smith was penalized a third time in the past seven games for either unnecessary roughness or lowering the helmet to initiate contact, no other NFL defensive back has as many of those penalties than the Vikings’ All-Pro safety.
Only two others, Seattle’s Quandre Diggs and Jacksonville’s Josh Jones, have also been ejected, like Smith was for a penalized hit that knocked out Texans tight end Jordan Akins in Week 4.