The checkbooks of two Steelers are lighter due to penalties in Pittsburgh’s 19-13 win over the Chiefs on Sunday.
Steelers safety Mike Mitchell was fined by the NFL this week not just for his unnecessary roughness penalty on Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith, but also for his unnecessary roughness hit on Charcandrick West.
Mitchell was fined $48,620 for the latter hit, which caused West — who missed the Chiefs’ 31-30 loss to Oakland on Thursday — to enter the league’s concussion protocol. The heftiness of the fine reflects Mitchell’s status as a repeat offender.
But the fines didn’t stop there.