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Julian Edelman slapped with three costly fines for unnecessary roughness

The NFL came down hard on star Patriots receiver Julian Edelman for three separate incidents he was involved in during New England’s 24-12 win over the Buffalo Bills last Sunday.

According to ESPN’s Mike Reiss, Edelman was fined a total of $63,504 for two illegal crack-back blocks and for blocking a Bills safety after signaling for a fair catch during a punt return. The crack-back blocks cost him $26,739 a piece, while the block during the fair catch cost him $10,026.

Follow-up on Julian Edelman's three fines vs. Bills: One was for signaling for a fair catch on a punt and then blocking Siran Neal.