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Report: Steelers OLB Olasunkanmi Adeniyi Fined $56,156 For Illegal Act Against Bengals

Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Olasunkanmi Adeniyi was reportedly fined this past week for an illegal action that took place in the team’s Week 12 Sunday road win against the Cincinnati Bengals.

According to Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network on Saturday, Adeniyi was fined $56,156 this past week for unnecessary roughness as a result of him lowering his head to initiate contact on a kickoff in the Steelers Sunday’s game against the Bengals.

#Steelers LB Ola Adeniyi was fined $56,156 for unnecessary roughness — lowering the head to initiate contact on a kickoff in last week's win over the #Bengals.