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Eric Smith’s fine from AFC title game reduced

  
Published March 11, 2011 08:46 AM
Heath Miller, Eric Smith

Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Heath Miller (83) and New York Jets safety Eric Smith (33) battle for a pass during the first half of the AFC Championship NFL football game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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Non-labor news in the NFL has essentially slowed to a crawl at this point, so we’re just going to pass along anything we get.

For example, were you guys wondering about Jets safety Eric Smith’s appeal of his $10,000 fine from the AFC Championship?

Well, we’re going to give you an update anyway.

Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News reports that Smith’s fine was reduced to $5,000 upon appeal. He was fined for hitting a defenseless receiver -- wideout Emmanuel Sanders.

We now return to your regularly scheduled labor negotiation guesswork.