The Buffalo Bills and New York Jets combined for 22 enforced penalties (11 apiece) Monday, and part of the bill came due Saturday from the NFL office.
As announced by himself on Thursday, Bills left tackle Dion Dawkins was fined $11,255 for his unsportsmanlike conduct penalty (between the final play of third quarter and first play of fourth quarter).
Bills nickel back Taron Johnson was fined $11,817 for his unnecessary roughness penalty in the third quarter 鈥 a low block.
For the Jets, defensive lineman Javon Kinlaw was fined $15,944 for unsportsmanlike conduct. He was penalized for 鈥渧erbal abuse of an official鈥 in the fourth quarter.
This year鈥檚 Bills-related fines in Weeks 1-5:
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Week 1 vs. Arizona: Right guard O鈥機yrus Torrence ($7,855) for face-mask penalty that negated a touchdown run by quarterback Josh Allen.
Week 4 at Baltimore: Defensive end Dawuane Smoot ($8,156) for unnecessary roughness penalty for kneeing Ravens fullback Patrick Ricard in the helmet.
Week 5 at Houston: Texans tight end Dalton Schultz ($11,255) for taunting penalty when he rolled/threw the football at Bills cornerback Christian Benford.
Fighting through injury
Bills receiver Khalil Shakir gingerly moved around the MetLife Stadium turf before Monday night鈥檚 game against the Jets, two weeks removed from a right ankle sprain sustained at Baltimore. Not close to 100%, Shakir grinded his way through 26 snaps and caught two passes for 19 yards.
How much did Shakir labor?
鈥淎 decent amount,鈥 he told The Buffalo News. 鈥淚t was hurting. But it鈥檚 part of the game. It went smoothly.鈥
Shakir knew a 鈥渃ouple of days before,鈥 he would try to play.
鈥淚t was more pain management at that point, and, obviously, the turf didn鈥檛 help,鈥 he said. 鈥淎t the end of the day, I鈥檒l do anything to be out there with the guys after missing the last game 鈥 it was killing me to get back out there.鈥
Shakir was a full practice participant all week and does not have an injury status for Sunday鈥檚 game against Tennessee.