The NFL has fined umpire Roy Ellison one game check ($9,300) and reinstated him from administrative leave after reviewing a Dec. 2 confrontation between Buffalo Bills defensive end Jerry Hughes and Ellison, a league source confirmed to ESPN.com.
The NFL previously fined Hughes $53,482 for unsportsmanlike conduct for confronting Ellison in the tunnel of Hard Rock Stadium after a Bills loss to the Dolphins. The amount of Hughes' fine was dictated by the NFL's collective bargaining agreement with the NFL Players Association for a second offense of verbal or other non-physical offense against an official.