Elandon Roberts fined $21,855, Miles Killebrew $10,927 for actions in Steelers loss Sunday

Inside linebacker Elandon Roberts and special-teamer Miles Killebrew each were fined by the NFL for actions during the Pittsburgh Steelers’ loss to the Arizona Cardinals last week.

Roberts was docked $21,855 and Killebrew $10,927 for what the league deemed were unnecessary roughness during Arizona’s 24-10 upset victory.

Each player was given a 15-yard penalty for the play that induced the fine – Roberts was for first-quarter unnecessary roughness while Killebrew’s was for a facemask in the fourth quarter.

Killebrew’s grabbing of Greg Dortch’s helmet bars with 10 minutes and 49 seconds left in regulation was a rather straight-forward penalty and fine. The play by Roberts that was subject to discipline came 6 minutes and 1 second into the game when he ran in hard and hit Cardinals running back Emari Demercado after Demercado had lunged for an attempted screen pass that was too high.

#Steelers linebacker Elandon Roberts was fined $21,855 for a massive hit he put on #Cardinals running back Emari Demercadopic.twitter.com/L2hnWxK8Js

— Nicholas Brown (@News_By_Nick) December 9, 2023

Demercado suffered what was termed a neck injury on the play and did not return.

According to the NFL’s official schedule of fines agreed to via the collective bargaining agreement between the league and its players association, Roberts’ fine is consistent with what is a second offense for a “hit on a defenseless player.”

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The $10,927 that Killebrew was fined represents the amount assessed for a first-time offender for a facemask flag.

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