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Charles Goldman

NFL fines Bengals S Jessie Bates for allegedly faking injury vs. Chiefs

The NFL is cracking down on alleged fake injuries.

The league recently sent all 32 teams a memo warning them of consequences in cases of “deliberate actions to delay the game.” One of those deliberate actions — faking a hamstring injury when you’re making late substitutions — just as Cincinnati Bengals S Jessie Bates seems to have done against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 13.

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