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Bengals LB Vontaze Burfict fined $112,000 for hits vs. Steelers

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.

The plays that drew the fines included ones involving wide receiver Antonio Brown and running back James Conner during the third quarter.

Burfict has been fined more than $315,000 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.