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The Philadelphia Eagles picked up a much-needed win over the New York Giants in Week 8. After losing a pair of games to the Denver Broncos and Giants in consecutive weeks, the Eagles have responded with two straight wins, taking down the Minnesota Vikings before extracting revenge against New York. Now, the team is enjoying some time off during their bye week in Week 9. While Philly can kick back and watch the action unfold across the NFL this week, the time off hasn’t necessarily been great for all of the team’s players. For linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr., he actually found himself getting punished by the league on Saturday afternoon for his actions in the team’s most recent win over the Giants. Eagles’ Linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Fined by NFL A fifth-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, Trotter broke in with the Eagles last season and immediately helped the team win Super Bowl LIX. Playing mostly on special teams and as a rotation piece on defense, Trotter racked up 25 tackles, 0.5 sacks and one pass deflection over 17 games of action, one of which he started. It’s been more of the same for Trotter this season, as he has 11 tackles through eight games. While Philadelphia’s front seven on defense has been hit hard by injuries, Trotter has been unable to find a way to carve out a consistent role for himself on defense. If he keeps biding his time on special teams, though, it could come his way soon. It was a play on special teams that ended up costing Trotter in Week 8, though. With the Giants punting the ball away, Trotter was running down the field, and he ended up delivering a hard blindside block along the way. The league did not let the play get past them, as Trotter was fined $5,790 on Saturday. “Eagles LB Jeremiah Trotter Jr. was fined $5,790 for a blindside block during a punt return in the third quarter against the Giants in Week 8,” Dave Zangaro of NBC Sports Philadelphia shared in a post on X. Eagles Set to Turn Attention to Week 10 Clash vs. Packers This isn’t exactly an obscene amount of money, but considering how Trotter is currently playing on a cheap rookie deal, every penny he loses hurts. Trotter’s hit wasn’t particularly dirty, but these are the sorts of plays that the NFL is looking to eliminate in order to keep its players safe throughout the course of a full 17-game season.
