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Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict was reportedly fined $75,000 by the NFL for stomping on legs of New England Patriots running back LeGarrette Blount during the Bengals loss at New England Sunday.

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Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict apparently avoided another suspension for his latest trangression, but was fined $75,000 by the NFL, according to a report Wednesday morning.

Burfict was fined after he stomped on the legs of New England Patriots running back LeGarrette Blount Sunday during the Bengals loss to the Patriots.

Burfict reportedly has appealed the fine.

Burfict was suspended for the first three games of the season after his helmet-to-helmet hit on Pittsburgh receiver Antonio Brown during last season's playoff game. According to a report, Burfict has been fined nine times for on-field misconduct during his career, with the fines totaling nearly $280,000. The amount doesn't include the amount of the three game checks he lost during his suspension.

-- Geoffrey C. Arnold | @geoffreyCarnold