NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Titans defensive end Derrick Morgan says the NFL fined him $7,500 for a late hit on Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco, and he plans to appeal.
Flacco had fumbled the ball in Sunday's 26-13 loss to Tennessee when he scrambled after it and fell on the ball.
Flacco was touched by a Tennessee teammate just before Morgan came in and hit Flacco. Officials flagged Morgan for unnecessary roughness for the late hit.
Morgan, who also had a sack against the Ravens, said Wednesday that even one of Baltimore's offensive lineman looked at the replay and called it a tough penalty.
It was the first game back for Morgan, a first-round pick out of Georgia Tech in 2010. He tore his left anterior cruciate ligament in the fourth game of his rookie season.
Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press
