The Chargers safety made helmet-to-helmet contact with Pat Freiermuth while trying to tackle him on Sunday.
The NFL handed James a one-game suspension Monday night for repeatedly breaking player safety rules, last exhibited during the Chargers' 20–10 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. In the third quarter of that game at Acrisure Stadium, James made helmet-to-helmet contact with Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth while trying to bring him down.
"Durying the third quarter of Sunday's Chargers-Steelers game, you were involved in a play that the league considers a serious violation of the playing rules," Runyan said in a statement to James . "The video of the play shows that you lowered your head and made forcible contact to Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth. You had an unobstructed path to your opponent and the illegal contact could have been avoided.
"Your continued disregard for NFL playing rules will not be tolerated. Substantial penalties are warranted when players violate the rules intended to protect player safety on a repeated basis, particularly when the violations carry with them a significant risk of injury to an opposing player."“The video of the play shows that you lowered your head and made forcible contact. … Your continued disregard for NFL playing rules will not be tolerated.
In three games this season, James has registered 21 tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and one quarterback hit. He is in his seventh year with the Chargers since being selected with the No. 17 pick of the 2018 NFL draft.Tom Dierberger is a staff writer and editor on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in November 2023 after stints at FOX Sports, Bally Sports and NBC Sports. Dierberger has a bachelor's in communication from St. John's University.
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