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Steelers LB Harrison Fined $25,000 Again
The NFL fined Pittsburgh linebacker James Harrison another $25,000 on Tuesday.
This is the fourth time this season the player has been fined. His actions have cost him a great deal of money- $125,000 to be exact.
This time, Harrison was penalized for another helmet-first hit on Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick.
"James Harrison was fined $25,000 for roughing the passer, specifically he made helmet contact to the chest of the Buffalo quarterback, who was in a defenseless position at the time the contact was made," the NFL said in an e-mail Tuesday.
When asked about the incident after the game, the hard-hitting player said he wasn’t expecting a fine for his actions.
"I'm not expecting a fine," Harrison said. "It's the exact thing as last week. It was the same exact hit. I hit him [Fitzpatrick] the same way I did the quarterback from Oakland and I got the same flag but I didn't get a fine. ... I'm expecting the same thing on this."
The three-time Pro Bowl linebacker was previously fined for hitting quarterbacks Drew Brees and Vince Young and wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi. Harrison appealed two of his fines, but the league rejected both appeals on Monday.
