The Dallas Cowboys showed a lack of discipline if their preseason opener against the Denver Broncos on Aug. 13, and the resulting penalties from that lack of discipline cost the team 129 yards.
The penalties cost one of the Cowboys’ players in the wallet, too.
Dallas pass rusher Dante Fowler was fined $10,609 by the NFL after he was penalized for unnecessary roughness against Denver, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
Fowler drew a flag after pushing a Broncos player off a pile in the second quarter. After the game, Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy said Fowler was benched for the penalty.
Dallas drew an NFL-high 17 penalties against Denver in Week 1 of preseason. The Cowboys weren’t able to overcome those penalties as Denver controlled the game and cruised to a 17-7 victory.
In his career, Fowler has had 30 penalties accepted against him in the regular season, costing his teams 237 yards since he entered the league in 2016.
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