Rams hit with big fine over Brandon Aiyuk incident

The Los Angeles Rams have been hit with a significant fine over a sideline incident that occurred at the end of their win over the San Francisco 49ers last week.

After blowing a huge lead in their eventual 27-24 loss to the Rams, the 49ers tried a series of desperation laterals on their final play of the game. An offensive lineman tried to flip the ball back to Brandon Aiyuk, who was leveled by Rams safety Kamren Kinchens as the ball rolled out of bounds and time expired.

Kinchens then bumped into Aiyuk as the 49ers wide receiver got to his feet on the Los Angeles sideline. That led to a scuffle during which Aiyuk was shoved by Rams cornerback Derion Kendrick, who was inactive and not in uniform.

According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the Rams were fined $100,000 over the incident. Kendrick was fined $5,656 while Kinchens was fined $5,653 — the former for unsportsmanlike conduct and the latter for the hit on Aiyuk.