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The suspensions were wiped out, with Gregory instead getting
fined $50,000 and Aboushi getting fined $12,000.
The verdicts were made by appeals officers James Thrash and
Derrick Brooks after NFL vice president of football operations
Jon Runyan had issued the suspensions.
Video replays showed Gregory, who took the first punch, and
Aboushi exchanging blows right after Los Angeles concluded a
51-14 victory against Denver in Inglewood, Calif. Both players
were still wearing their helmets at the time and neither
appeared to get hurt.
Runyan announced that they were sanctioned for violating league
rules on unsportsmanlike conduct and unnecessary roughness.
Gregory, 30, joined the Broncos this year after playing with the
Dallas Cowboys for parts of five years. He was suspended for the
entire 2017 and 2019 seasons due to violations of the league's
substance-abuse policy.
Aboushi, 31, played for the New York Jets (2014), Houston Texans
(2015-16), Seattle Seahawks (2017), Arizona Cardinals (2018),
Detroit Lions (2019-20) and Los Angeles Chargers (2021) before
joining the Rams this year.
--Field Level Media
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