http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/16/sports/football/nfl-fines-two-broncos-for-head-hits-to-panthers-cam-newton.html 2016-09-15 17:55:10 N.F.L. Fines Two Broncos for Head Hits to Panthers’ Cam Newton Denver safety Darian Stewart was fined $18,231 and linebacker Brandon Marshall $24,309, according to an N.F.L. official. === The fallout from the helmet hits on The N.F.L. fined two Newton was hit in the head four times in the game; the Broncos were penalized one of those times. The league said the next day that more penalties should have been assigned. This week, the league fined Broncos safety Darian Stewart $18,231 for his hit on Newton late in the game. A penalty on Stewart was called, but it was offset by a penalty called on the Panthers. Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall was fined $24,309 for hitting Newton in the head in the third quarter, though no penalty was called on the play. The hits triggered a fresh debate about whether the league was doing enough to reduce head trauma in the game, and the fines come on the heels of an announcement by the N.F.L. to spend an additional $100 million on technological developments and research aimed at preventing, diagnosing and treating head trauma. Despite introducing penalties against teams that keep players in the game when they ought to be examined after a head hit, Newton was never taken off the field and examined. The league said doctors on the sideline and in the press box looked at video and determined he exhibited no signs of a concussion. After the game, Newton refused to blame the officials, but admitted that “it’s not fun to get hit in the head.”