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Report: Vontaze Burfict Fined $112,000 for Illegal Hits vs. Steelers

Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict has been fined $112,000 by the NFL for illegal hits against the Steelers in Week 6 per the NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.

The NFL announced on Tuesday it would review three hits by Burfict from last week, including an elbow sent to the head of Pittsburgh receiver Antonio Brown. The league also considered a third-quarter hit on Steelers running back James Connor to be worthy of unnecessary roughness.

You can watch Burfict's hit to Brown's helmet below:

Burfict's play drew criticism outside of the league office. Steelers right tackle Marcus Gilbert called the hit on Brown "pathetic," adding "there's no need for that kind of playing in this league.