Cincinnati Bengals Linebacker Vontaze Burfict Fined $112K For Illegal Hits Against Steelers

Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict was not suspended for two unnecessary roughness calls last week against the Pittsburgh Steelers, but he was just fined $112,000 by the NFL on Saturday. Burfict committed the personal fouls on hits against receiver Antonio Brown, and running back James Conner. Burfict, in his seventh season, is the most fined player in the NFL paying $415,637. He has now been fined 11 times. He has also been suspended six games, including a three-game ban after an illegal hit on Brown in a 2016 playoff game.

Vontaze Burfict received a suspension warning from NFL after Bengals vs. Steelers game

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