Alaric Jackson Suspended One Game, Loses $934K After Punch on Chubb
The Rams tackle sits Sunday vs. the Cardinals after his two-game ban was cut to one on appeal — and Bradley Chubb got fined for starting it.
One-game ban dents Rams pass protection for Week 7.
- Jackson suspended 1 game after appeal cut it from 2
- Jackson forfeits $934,555 sitting out vs. Cardinals
- Chubb fined $14,239 for taunting before the punch
- James Cook fined $21,167 for illegal helmet use
- Braden Fiske fined $11,941 for a facemask foul
The NFL handed down its verdict Saturday, and it stings for the Rams: left tackle Alaric Jackson will miss Sunday's game against the Cardinals after swinging at Bradley Chubb. Jackson originally drew a two-game suspension, but his appeal trimmed it to one — still enough to cost him $934,555 in forfeited salary.
The wrinkle? Chubb didn't walk away clean. The league fined him $14,239 for taunting Jackson before the punch was thrown, and Chubb admitted he was the one who sparked the whole exchange. Starting it doesn't excuse throwing hands, obviously, but it does explain why Jackson's ban got knocked down to a single game.
The fine sheet didn't stop there. Bills running back James Cook was dinged $21,167 for illegal use of the helmet, safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson took an $11,194 hit for unnecessary roughness, and Rams defensive lineman Braden Fiske got tagged $11,941 for a facemask foul.
What It Means for Fantasy
Jackson missing a game is the kind of ripple fantasy managers tend to shrug off — until a quarterback gets flattened and the whole offense stalls. Losing your starting left tackle for a week matters most for Matthew Stafford's clean-pocket time and for anyone banking on Rams skill guys to post numbers against Arizona. Keep an eye on how the line shuffles before kickoff.
Cook's fine is purely financial — no games lost, no snaps affected — so there's nothing to adjust on the Bills side of your lineup. Same goes for Gardner-Johnson and Fiske; a defensive back and a D-lineman getting fined barely registers unless you're deep in an IDP league, and even then it's a non-event.
Bottom line: this is a one-week monitoring situation, not a panic. Jackson is back after the Cardinals game, so there's nothing to drop or scramble over. If you've got Rams offensive pieces, just confirm the line is holding together Sunday before you lock your lineup, then move on.
