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Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Cam Heyward was fined $11,593 for taunting during the Buffalo Bills game last Sunday. It was Heyward’s first fine since 2015 (uniform violation).
Wide receiver DK Metcalf was also fined $14,491 for a violent gesture, while linebacker Payton Wilson was fined two separate times for a total of $14,132 for unnecessary roughness. One was for blocking after the whistle, the other for a blindside block, both on kickoff returns.
Cam Heyward was irate for most of the game, claiming that he was kneed in the stomach by quarterback Josh Allen.
“Being kneed in my stomach, and then just jawing back and forth, and then just ticked off the entire game because as a quarterback, they’re protected, but I’m not?” Heyward said. “It just pisses me off.”
Heyward added that Allen’s shot was intentional.
“He even said after, ‘I had to do something to get you off of me,’” Heyward said.
#Steelers DT Cam Heyward was fined $11,593 for taunting #Bills QB Josh Allen last week, following a Buffalo touchdown.pic.twitter.com/YGuKY0niMl
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The Bills’ rushing game didn’t have to do nearly as much to keep from coming in contact with the Steelers’ defense. Buffalo ran for 249 yards, pounding a resistance that was on the field for much too long. Allen helped out by going 15 for 23 through the air for 123 yards, the aforementioned touchdown and an interception during his side’s victory.
Heyward was asked about the incident during his media availability, and it’s all water under the bridge now. He’s focused on Baltimore.
“Honestly, I’m kind of past it at this point,” Heyward said. “I think things were done. I’m going to move on. I’m going to focus on what I can control. More bonehead on me for even picking up a penalty and even reacting to it later. Football is meant to be played, and I’m going to do my job to make sure we move past this, and that’s all I can do.”
Allen is also moving on.
“I have a lot of respect for Cam Heyward, but we’re on to Cincinnati,” Allen said after practice on Wednesday
Alan Saunders and Brenden Howe contributed reporting for this story.
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