AP source: Raiders fined, docked pick for COVID violations

[ASFN Admin]

The Las Vegas Raiders and coach Jon Gruden have been fined a total $650,000 and docked a sixth-round draft pick for repeated violations of the NFL’s COVID-19 protocols. A person familiar with the punishment said Thursday the team has been fined $500,000, Gruden has been docked $150,000 and the draft pick has been stripped because of how the team handled Trent Brown’s positive coronavirus test last month. While several teams have been fined so far this season, the Raiders are the first to be penalized a draft pick following multiple violations.

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