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NFL reportedly fines Dupree $18K for vicious hit on Matt Moore

It wasn’t a question if Steelers linebacker Bud Dupree would get fined for his reckless high hit on Matt Moore.

It was a matter of how much.

Thursday, we found out. The league slapped Dupree with a $18,231 fine for striking Moore in the head/neck area Sunday in Pittsburgh, ESPN first reported. He told reporters in Pittsburgh Thursday that he expects to appeal the fine.

NFL fined Steelers' LB Bud Dupree $18,231 for striking Dolphins' QB Matt Moore in the head/neck area, per source. https://t.co/nczxByFsgc

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 12, 2017

Steelers OLB Bud Dupree did indeed get fined for the controversial Matt Moore hit.