Bengals LB Burfict fined $31,000
NEW YORK (AP) – Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict has been fined $31,000 by the NFL on Friday for two unnecessary roughness violations.
Burfict had a hit on a defenseless player in the head and neck area, which cost him $21,000, and then struck Green Bay tight end Ryan Taylor, costing him $10,000.
Bengals teammate George Iloka has been fined $15,000 for unnecessary roughness when he struck a defenseless player in the head and neck area.
Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown has received $15,750 in fines for two unnecessary roughness violations: $7,875 for a late hit and $7,875 for a face mask.
Titans LB Moise Fokou has been docked $7,875 for unnecessary roughness for a face mask violation.
