NFL FINES RAIDERS $ 50,000 FOR COVID RULE VIOLATION

The Las Vegas Raiders have been fined $ 50,000 for allowing an unauthorized team employee into the locker room following a game this season.

A person familiar with the punishment told The Associated Press on Saturday that the fine was issued for violating COVID- 19 protocols following a win over New Orleans on Sept. 21. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the league didn’t announce the punishment.

NFL Network first reported the fine.

Earlier, coach Jon Gruden was fined $ 100,000 and the team docked $ 250,000 when Gruden didn’t properly wear his mask on the sideline during the game against the Saints. Phillies GM out. PHILADELPHIA » Matt Klentak has stepped down as general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies after a third straight September collapse left the team out of the postseason for the ninth consecutive season.

Klentak will be reassigned to another position in the organization and Ned Rice will serve as interim general manager until the Phillies hire someone to run baseball operations.