Deion Sanders and Andre Rison were fined $7,500 each by the NFL on Wednesday for their weekend fight in which they traded slaps and punches in the middle of the field.
The skirmish came during the second quarter of the San Francisco 49ers' 42-3 rout of the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome. The game was Sanders' first against his former team since joining San Francisco as a free agent Sept. 15.Though game officials penalized Sanders as the fight's "instigator," the league found both players at fault.
"Obviously, we have a policy against fighting and obviously both players were in violation of that policy," NFL spokesman Reggie Roberts said. "Both players have been fined $7,500 and as far we're concerned that's the end of it."
Sanders said through the team he would not contest the fine.
"I expected to be fined," Sanders said. "I've got to live with what I did. I respect the decision."