Late hit on QB Flacco leaves Ravens fuming

The Baltimore Ravens are angry and calling for a review of the rule book after watching Joe Flacco being helped off the field, bleeding and disoriented following a late hit.

Flacco suffered a concussion Thursday night in a game against Miami after he went into a slide designed to prevent the quarterback from being tackled. The Ravens were off Friday and provided no update on the quarterback’s condition.

It is unclear whether Flacco will be ready when Baltimore plays Nov. 5 at Tennessee.

Dolphins linebacker Kiko Alonso crushed Flacco late in the first half, forcing his exit in a game the Ravens would win 40-0. Alonso received a penalty for unnecessary roughness on the play, but that was of little consolation to the Ravens.

“He was sliding, and the guy came in high. They’re trying to take that play out, but it happens,” safety Eric Weddle said. “Maybe they’ll look at in the offseason, and in that situation, the guy should get ejected.”

Flacco threw a touchdown pass earlier in the game and helped Baltimore take a 13-0 lead before Alonso’s hit ripped the helmet from the quarterback’s head and put a gash near his ear that required stitches.

Alonso insisted the hit to the head was unintentional.

“I thought he was going to slide. And then, I had to hit him, because he slid too late,” Alonso said. “It was bangbang. I don’t know what else I could have done.” Lots of fines: Among more than a dozen players fined for infractions in last weekend’s games, Jets linebacker Darron Lee was docked $36,464 by the NFL for a roughing the passer penalty and an additional $9,115 for a face-mask call in New York’s loss at Miami. Lee has been fined four times this year for a total of $72,925.

Cincinnati linebacker Vontaze Burfict was fined $12,154 for kicking at the head of Pittsburgh fullback Roosevelt Nix. It was the 10th time Burfict has been disciplined by the league, resulting in more than $2.6 million that he has had to pay. Briefly: Buffalo traded defensive tackle Marcell Dareus, a two-time Pro Bowl selection, to Jacksonville for a sixth-round pick in 2018 . ... Panthers middle linebacker Luke Kuechly has cleared the concussion protocol and is expected to play Sunday at Tampa Bay . ... Case Keenum will make his sixth start in eight games at quarterback for the Vikings when they play Cleveland in London.