Seahawks' Michael Bennett, Bruce Irvin fined for Super Bowl brawl

Kirby Lee / USA TODAY Sports

Adding insult to injury, two defensive starters for the Seattle Seahawks were fined for their role in a fourth-quarter brawl in Super Bowl XLIX.

Defensive end Michael Bennett was fined $8,268 and linebacker Bruce Irvin was penalized $10,000 for their roles in the skirmish.

Patriots tight ends Rob Gronkowski and Michael Hoomanawanui were fined $8,268 each for their roles in the incident. 

Seattle was defeated 28-24 by the New England Patriots. The fight occurred a play after Russell Wilson threw a costly interception with 20 seconds remaining.

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