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NFL reduces Adam Jones' fine for bumping ref, report says

Adam "Pacman" Jones won't lose as much money as he initially anticipated.

The Bengals veteran cornerback on Monday had a $28,940 fine for his conduct during last year's AFC wild-card playoff game against the Steelers reduced by more than half to $12,500 through an appeal process heard by officer Derrick Brooks, Pro Football Talk reported.

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A personal foul penalty against Jones for making contact with an official, combined with teammate Vontaze Burfict's penalty for a hit on Antonio Brown, set up Steelers kicker Chris Boswell's winning 35-yard field goal with 14 seconds to play in Pittsburgh's 18-16 AFC playoff victory in January.