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Originally Posted by displacedinMN
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/2...-steelers-game
Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict was fined $112,000 for multiple plays that constituted unnecessary roughness in Cincinnati's Week 6 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
NFL's Most Fined
Bengals LB Vontaze Burfict has been the most fined player in the league since his first season in 2012, shelling out $415,637 in penalties.
The plays that drew the fines included ones involving wide receiver Antonio Brown and running back James Conner during the third quarter.
Brown caught a pass over the middle and was tackled by two Bengals defenders when Burfict flew in with his right elbow, connecting with Brown's upper body and head area. Brown was down on the turf for a few seconds and was evaluated by the team on the sideline before re-entering the game. After the game, Brown called the play a "nasty hit."
Burfict has been fined more than $415,000 during his NFL career. The latest sanction is the 11th time he has been fined in his seven NFL seasons.
He also has been suspended twice for a total of six games, including a three-game ban for a hit on Brown during a 2016 playoff game.
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Same type of hits the Steelers routinely get away with no flags much less fines. Go back and watch that Steeler game at arrowhead last year and count the number of helmet to helmet hits that were never flagged. The Bengals get flagged for trying to match what the Steelers routinely do.