Saints to appeal fines for allegations of faked injury

The Saints on Saturday said that they will "appeal fines levied against them by the NFL" and "disprove the allegation" that DE Cameron Jordan faked an injury during the team's game against the Buccaneers on Monday night in Tampa. The NFL fined the Saints $350,000, coach Dennis Allen$100,000, defensive line coach Ryan Nielson$50,000 and Jordan $50,000 for the incident, which the league "alleges happened midway through the fourth quarter" of the Saints 17-16 loss. The allegation is that Jordan was "not injured when he took a knee and pointed to his lower leg during a Buccaneers possession in the fourth quarter, forcing an injury stoppage of the play clock, which is illegal." Jordan "took to social media to defend himself, calling the fines 'ridiculous'" (New Orleans ADVOCATE, 12/10).