The brawl between Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey resulted in the NFL hitting the players with fines.
The league fined Beckham and Humphrey $14,037 apiece for their fight. It also docked Browns center JC Tretter $14,037 and Ravens linebacker Kenny Young $7,017 for their involvement.
So the combined bill for the four players who received offsetting unnecessary roughness penalties is $49,128.
The NFL disclosed the fines Saturday, a day after Beckham and Tretter revealed they received them and said they would appeal. Tretter pulled Humphrey off Beckham, who offered to pay the offensive lineman's fine.
According to spotrac.com, the league had fined Beckham a combined $221,546 for a number of penalties, including some stemming for altercations, during his five-season tenure with the New York Giants, who traded him to the Browns in March.
Despite Beckham ranting Friday about the league fining players for violating uniform policies, the superstar receiver and international fashion icon did not receive a fine for breaking any such rules in Baltimore.
To recap, Beckham and Humphrey scrapped with 3:35 left in the third quarter of the Browns' 40-25 win over the Ravens. Beckham grabbed Humphrey's face mask with his left hand and threw a short punch with his right hand. Humphrey grabbed Beckham's jersey with both hands, and after the players went to the ground, Humphrey pinned Beckham and appeared to press his fits into the receiver's throat.
Browns coach Freddie Kitchens and several of Beckham's teammates contend Humphrey choked Beckham. The Ravens posted a video and story on their website arguing Humphrey "definitely did not choke" Beckham.
Asked Friday whether Humphrey choked him, Beckham replied, "I don't know. We're grown-ass men. You know what I mean? I can't feel that when we're out there. We get hit every day. We get hit by 300-pounders."
