JJ Watt blasts NFL over Lions star's fine: 'This. Is. Stealing. Money.'

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Former NFL star J.J. Watt has spoken out about the NFL’s fines to players this season and took another shot at the league for its discipline of Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown.

St. Brown was fined $43,709 for a block on a running play against the Chicago Bears last week, the NFL Network reported Saturday. He was reportedly penalized for lowering his head while initiating contact.

Watt reacted in a post on X, saying the NFL was "stealing money."

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Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown after catching a pass in the end zone for a touchdown against the Chicago Bears on Nov. 19, 2023, at Ford Field in Detroit. (Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"Here we go again…," he wrote. "General rule of thumb: If you have to watch the video multiple times to try figuring out which person did something wrong and you still can’t figure it out, we probably shouldn’t be taking $43,709 from someone.

"This. Is. Stealing. Money."

The former defensive end for the Houston Texans and Arizona Cardinals spoke out against unnecessary roughness penalties and the fines for it earlier this month.

"I’ve been on the other ends of these fines. I’ve gotten some of these fines. There’s some of them that have been legit – there’s no doubt about it," Watt said on "The Pat McAfee Show." 

"There’s definitely plays that are legitimately… I understand why they’re fining and why we’re trying to get some of those things out of the game.

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Former NFL player J.J. Watt visits the set of the Amazon Prime TNF