Sources: Cards fining Gannon $100K for RB spat

TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Arizona Cardinals are fining manager Jonathan Gannon $100,000 for his sideline altercation Sunday with moving backmost Emari Demercado, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Demercado dropped the shot earlier crossing the extremity enactment successful the 4th fourth of the nonaccomplishment to the Tennessee Titans connected what would person been a 72-yard touchdown run.

In a video later posted connected societal media, Gannon is seen walking implicit to Demercado connected the sideline arsenic helium was being consoled by near tackle Paris Johnson and getting successful the moving back's face. He continued his rant arsenic helium began walking distant from Demercado and appeared to marque interaction with the moving back's close arm.

On Monday, Gannon said helium apologized to Demercado and the Cardinals players during a squad gathering that afternoon.

"I conscionable told them, I benignant of fto the infinitesimal of what happened get the amended of maine there," Gannon said.

Sources told Schefter determination won't beryllium immoderate different subject for Gannon.

He becomes the archetypal NFL caput manager to beryllium fined for an altercation with a subordinate since the league fined then-Tampa Bay Buccaneers manager Bruce Arians $50,000 for swiping his manus astatine information Andrew Adams' helmet during a January 2022 wild-card crippled against the Philadelphia Eagles.

The mistake by Demercado proved costly.

Had helium scored, the touchdown and the other constituent would person enactment Arizona up 28-6 with astir 12:40 near successful the 4th quarter. Teams up 22 points successful the 4th fourth are 1,276-1 implicit the past 25 seasons, according to ESPN Research.