Safety Jevon Holland received a penalty (that was offsetting) for his late hit on Mac Jones in the Patriots’ season-opening loss to the Dolphins last Sunday. That was enough of a penalty for Holland, according to the NFL.
Holland won’t be fined for his hit on Jones, the NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported Saturday.
The hit occurred on a fourth down play in the fourth quarter. The Dolphins showed blitz up the middle pre-snap as the Patriots needed just three yards for the first down. With the attention going toward linebackers showing the rush up the middle, Holland was unblocked on Jones’s blindside.