Kareem Jackson ejected for illegal hit vs. Packers
Broncos safety Kareem Jackson still hasn’t learned his lesson. The defensive back was flagged once against for unnecessary roughness, this time in Sunday’s game against the Packers. He was ejected for the hit he delivered on tight end Luke Musgrave.
Jackson clearly led with his helmet, a play the NFL is attempting to rid from the game. The league will have to implement a stricter punishment against the safety in order to get him to stop.
Per Pro Football Talk, Jackson has been fined four times and ejected once for plays of this nature.
In Week 2, Jackson launched himself into Commanders star Logan Thomas on a touchdown catch. That hit also warranted an ejection and a fine. The safety also levied a dirty hit in the Week 1 game against the Raiders wide receiver Jakobi Meyers.
Clearly, Jackson has no plans on stopping this style of play. And if the league isn’t going to issue harsher punishment, why would he?
And it’s not like he’s new to the league. Jackson is in his 14th NFL season. He played for the Houston Texans from 2010-18 and has been a member of the Denver defense since 2019. The safety should know better.
We’ll see what the NFL decides to do with Jackson’s latest offense. With fines and ejections not slowing him down, they might need to issue a suspension.
Denver defeated Green Bay 19-17 to improve to 2-5 on the season. The Packers fell to 2-4.
Fines piling up for Kareem Jackson
You might expect that the league taking five figures out of your bank account might slow someone down a touch. Not when it comes to Jackson. He’s approaching a ridiculous total when it comes to fines for illegal hits.
Per ESPN, the league has already issued four fines totaling $89,600 this season. So, assuming the NFL hands down a similar fine for the latest hit, that figure will soon exceed $100,000.
It’s insane that he has no problem just watching that money disappear.
Many thought Jackson might face suspension after issuing illegal hits in Week 1 and Week 2. But, at the time, the league decided that the ejection and multiple fines was punishment enough.
Jackson is a former first-round selection out of Alabama. He has proven to be a commodity on the defensive side of the football over the course of his career, but he seems to be a bit of a liability this season. At least in terms of staying in the game.