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Bengals' Vernon Hargreaves Fined $5.5K for Coming Off Sideline During Super Bowl 56

Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III was fined $5,555 by the NFL for his unsportsmanlike conduct penalty during the Bengals' 23-20 loss to the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LVI last weekend, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.

Hargreaves, who was inactive for the game, went onto the field in street clothes and celebrated when Bengals safety Jessie Bates III intercepted Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford in the end zone with two minutes remaining in the first half.

The half-the-distance-to-the-goal penalty backed Cincinnati up to its own 10-yard line. The Bengals and Rams exchanged punts to end the half, and L.