The NFL on Saturday fined 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa $28,075 for his blindside block on Minnesota Vikings offensive tackle Brian O'Neill in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs.
Bosa was penalized 15 yards for unnecessary roughness on the play, which came on Richard Sherman’s interception return in the third quarter of the 49ers’ 27-10 victory over the Vikings.
Afterward, Minnesota coach Mike Zimmer said he believed the block on O’Neill was a “cheap shot.”
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Coach Kyle Shanahan defended Bosa, saying that he did not have any intent to injury O’Neill.