SEATTLE — Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll issued an apology Tuesday, one day after he was reportedly fined $100,000 for not properly wearing a face covering on the sidelines of the team’s 35-30 victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday night.
Carroll, San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan, and Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio were among the coaches to be fined Monday, according to multiple reports. Each team was also reportedly hit with a $250,000 fine.
“I had a coach who was reminding me about it throughout the game, (running backs coach) Chad Morton was on my a-- the whole night. He was reminding me the whole time,” Carroll said via the team’s website. “I even changed masks at halftime to find one that worked better. Sometimes you’ve got to get coached up. Sometimes you have to admit that that you screwed up and have got to do better.”
According to Tom Pelissero of the NFL the NFL Network, Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden and New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton have also been fined for not properly wearing a face covering during Monday Night Football.
The NFL is fining the #Saints and #Raiders $250,000 each and coaches Sean Payton and Jon Gruden $100,000 each for failing to properly wear face coverings in the bench area Monday night, per source.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) September 22, 2020
That brings the total to $1.75 million in total fines for violations in Week 2.
The Seahawks have yet to have a player placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list due to a confirmed positive test. Wide receiver John Ursua was briefly placed on the list during training camp for what turned out to be a false positive.
“We wear masks all day at practice, we wear them around the building,” Carroll said. “I know it’s extremely important to wear masks. Sometimes you’ve just got to be reminded. Sometimes you’ve got to get coached up.”
The NFL announced Tuesday there were no positive tests among players during the week of September 13-19. A total of 36,664 tests were given to 7,845 players that week. Of the 22,590 tests given to other league personnel over the same time, five positive tests were reported.
“We wear masks all day at practice, we wear them around the building,” Carroll said. “I know it’s extremely important to wear masks. Sometimes you’ve just got to be reminded. Sometimes you’ve got to get coached up.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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