While the NFL has not yet spoken of the controversial no-call on what should have been pass interference and a helmet-to-helmet penalty on Los Angeles Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman during the Rams' NFC Championship Game victory over the New Orleans Saints, Robey-Coleman was fined $26,739 by the NFL on Friday for the hit.
In spite of the fact that the league seemed to acknowledge its mistake on not calling a helmet-to-helmet penalty by fining Robey-Coleman, Rams head coach Sean McVay isn't thinking much of it.
“These are things that come up every week where in a lot of instances,” McVay told reporters, according to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. “Sometimes it goes unreported if a player gets fined based on the way that the league office sees some of the things that take place during the course of the game. Unfortunately, sometimes that’s just kind of common nature that you go through week-in and week-out.”
As for whether or not all of the controversy could become a thorn in the side of McVay's Rams? It's not going to happen.
“We’re certainly not going to allow that to be a distraction,” McVay said.
Hall-of-Fame coach Tony Dungy doesn't even think the call will end up being remembered if Los Angeles wins the Super Bowl.
“All you have to do is look at history,” Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy said on Friday’s PFT Live. “There’s been all kinds of bad calls, non-calls. It happens all the time. It will never be remembered if you win the Super Bowl.”
The Rams will take on the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3.
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