Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bruce Irvin and New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski were among players fined for the Super Bowl fight.
Super Bowl 49 turned out to be a thriller from start to finish, and it ended in an intense fight between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks.
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Seahawks linebacker Bruce Irvin started the fight after the game was effectively over, and he has been viewed as the instigator by the NFL and fined $10,000 as a result.
Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski was also a primary participant in the fight, and he has been fined $8,268 for his role along with backup tight end Michael Hoomanawanui and Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett.
Pro Football Talk reported on the fines levied by the league on Twitter.
NFL hands out fines for Super Bowl scuffle http://t.co/PHUSumWqYO
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) February 6, 2015
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