NFL fines Cincinnati's Jessie Bates $50K for faking injury against Kansas City, per report
Late in the second quarter of Sunday's AFC Championship rematch between Cincinnati and Kansas City, Bengals safety Jessie Bates III went down in the end zone as the Chiefs were threatening to score.
NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported Saturday via Twitter that the league fined Bates $50,000 for allegedly faking the injury. Pelissero added that Bates will appeal the fine.
CBS' Jim Nantz and Tony Romo said during the broadcast that Bates wasn't very convincing as his injury stopped the game for several moments.
"Look at this, watch," Romo said. "They're substituting and they're late. 'Bates, go down! Go down! Go down! Oh, I got a cramp. Oooh, that one really hurts. Ah, let me get off. Okay.' That wasn't fake at all."
"You've got to carry out the fake though all the way to the sideline, don't you?" Nantz said. "If you're gonna just stride to the sideline without a limp at all."
"Yeah, you do," Romo added.
Video from @sharpfootball via Twitter:
flag-worthy gamesmanship pic.twitter.com/IVbEM7FwYC
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) December 4, 2022
The Chiefs scored three plays later on Jerick McKinnon's 2-yard touchdown run. The Bengals beat Kansas City for the third time this calendar year, 27-24.
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