Patrick Queen , one of the Steelers’ top offseason acquisitions from the Baltimore Ravens, has been a dominant force this season. But there is a fine line between physical play and league violations. During the week 6 fixture against the Cleveland Browns, Queen made an illegal contact on quarterback Dillon Gabriel. The passing play drew an immediate flag for unnecessary roughness.

Listed under “A hit on a quarterback – blow to the head/neck,” Patrick Queen has been fined $23,186 by the NFL. The incident occurred with 1:08 left in the first quarter. Queen slammed right into Gabriel just moments after he slinged the ball.

This was the second time that Queen was fined. He has now been fined a total of $40,575 for the two hits. Adding up from a similar contact against the Seattle Seahawks’

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