NFL Delivers Costly Discipline Over Cincinnati Bengals Game

The NFL has fined Cincinnati Bengals safety Jordan Battle and tight end Erick All for unnecessary roughness infractions during their Week 5 victory against the Miami Dolphins. Battle received a $21,623 fine for lowering his head into wide receiver Malik Washington, while All was issued a $7,073 fine after headbutting Dolphins safety Julius Wood between plays. Both incidents occurred during the first quarter of the matchup.

Each fine was set below the standard first-time fee of $23,882 for impermissible helmet use. Meanwhile, Bengals defensive back Dax Hill escaped supplementary league discipline despite picking up an in-game unnecessary roughness penalty for pulling an opponent off a pile.