Just prior to Week 1 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots left tackle Nate Solder signed a two-year contract extension worth $20.062 million. Solder, however, will now forfeit a little bit of that money due to him being fined.
According to Ben Volin of the Boston Globe, Solder was fined $8,681 this week for his unnecessary roughness penalty against the Steelers in Week 1.
#Patriots LT Nate Solder was fined $8,681 for unnecessary roughness against the #Steelers
— Ben Volin (@BenVolin) September 18, 2015
At the conclusion of the Patriots first offensive play of the 2015 regular season, Solder got into it with Steelers outside linebacker Jarvis Jones.