Pittsburgh Steelers CB Joey Porter Jr. has been fined $11,817 for his unneccceary roughness penalty early in the second half of Week 14’s win over the Cleveland Browns. Not only was it a costly play in the moment, it proved costly to Porter’s wallet. The NFL released its weekly list of fines with Porter the only Steeler tagged by the league this week.
It came after Porter retaliated against and shoved Browns WR Michael Woods II in the facemask in the third quarter, drawing a 15-yard personal foul.
The penalty aided Cleveland to start off the second half, entering Pittsburgh territory after RB Jerome Ford returned the opening kickoff across the 50.