Report: Commanders' Rivera, Texans' Smith fined for workout violations

The NFL punished Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera and Houston Texans head coach Lovie Smith for violating offseason workout rules, a source told ESPN's Dan Graziano.

Rivera was reportedly fined $100,000 and Washington docked two OTA practices in 2023 due to excessive contact in practice drills.

Smith was fined $50,000 for running prohibited one-on-one offensive line versus defensive line drills.

Washington and Houston are the second and third teams to draw the ire of the NFL this week for breaking workout rules.

The Dallas Cowboys were penalized for a second consecutive year for having practices that were deemed too physical during OTAs. The Cowboys lost a 2023 OTA session and head coach Mike McCarthy was fined $100,000.

The Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars, and San Francisco 49ers were the teams punished for practice infractions last offseason.

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