FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman was fined for unnecessary roughness on three different plays in the team's 24-12 victory over the Buffalo Bills last Sunday -- a rare trifecta that will cost him $63,504.
One of the fines was a result of a first-quarter play in which he signaled for a fair catch on a punt but instead blocked safety Siran Neal, who was the first Bills player down the field to cover a punt. Edelman was penalized on the play.
Edelman had been fined $26,739 for the same infraction in the Patriots' win over the Bills on Oct.