NFL fines Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon $100K for sideline altercation with Emari Demercado Ryan Young October 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM 0 The NFL fined Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon $100,000 for his altercation with running back Emari Demercado in their loss to the Tennessee Titans ...
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Ryan Young October 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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The NFL fined Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon $100,000 for his altercation with running back Emari Demercado in their loss to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, the league announced on Tuesday afternoon.
Gannon will not face further discipline.
"We have been in contact with the NFLPA and the club, which addressed the matter," the NFL said in a statement. "There is no further action from the league."
Gannon erupted on Demercado in Sunday's loss and hit him as he walked away after Demercado fumbled the ball just before crossing the goal line — which negated what should have been a 72-yard touchdown run would have put the Cardinals up 28-6. Instead, it helped spark the Titans' comeback and helped push them to the wild 22-21 win.
AGAIN. #Cardinals RB Emari Demercado just had a 76-yard TD — but he let go of the ball before crossing the goal line, and it's a touchback.HOW DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING?! pic.twitter.com/EstLI9R4jW
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) October 5, 2025
Here is the video of HC Jonathan Gannon and RB Emari Demercado that resulted in a $100,000 fine: pic.twitter.com/LGVzgaQDjx
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 7, 2025
Gannon said on Monday that he apologized to both Demercado and the team over the incident.
"I woke up this morning and didn't feel great about it, honestly ... I just told them I kind of let the moment of what happened get the better of me there," he said, via Arizona Sports' Tyler Drake. "Obviously I try to be emotionally stable and calm, because my job is to solve problems during a game and try to lead the charge on that. It's not really who I am and who I want to be."
Demercado finished with 81 rushing yards on three carries in the loss. The 26-year-old, who the Cardinals picked up after he went undrafted out of TCU in 2023, has 89 total rushing yards on seven carries this season. He caught a 7-yard pass from Kyler Murray late in the team's loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sept. 25 for his first score of the year.
Gannon is in his third season leading the Cardinals, which marks his first head coaching job in the league. He was hired ahead of the 2023 season to replace Kliff Kingsbury after spending two seasons as the Philadelphia Eagles' defensive coordinator. Gannon is now the first head coach to be fined for an altercation with a player since former Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians was fined $50,000 for an incident in 2022.
The Cardinals, who have now lost three straight, sit at just 2-3 on the season. They'll take on the Indianapolis Colts next on Sunday.
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