Tampa Bay’s Barber fined $7,500

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas

The NFL has confirmed several fines stemming from last week's games involving NFC South teams.

Tampa Bay cornerback Ronde Barber was fined $7,500 for a horse-collar tackle against Dallas. Arizona defensive lineman Antonio Smith got a $7,500 fine for hitting Carolina quarterback Jake Delhomme in the knees. Arizona safety Antrel Rolle drew a $5,000 fine for grabbing the facemask of Carolina running back DeAngelo Williams.

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Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando

The league has handed down numerous fines for players' actions in Week 8 games. Here are a few pertaining to games involving NFC West teams:

• $7,500 against Cardinals defensive lineman Antonio Smith for striking Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme in the knees;
• $5,000 against Cardinals safety Antrel Rolle for grabbing the Panthers' DeAngelo Williams by the facemask;
• $5,000 against 49ers tight end Vernon Davis for grabbing Seahawks safety Brian Russell by the facemask;
• $5,000 against 49ers running back Frank Gore for grabbing Seahawks cornerback Kelly Jennings by the facemask;
• $5,000 against the Patriots' BenJarvus Green-Ellis for striking Rams cornerback Fakhir Brown out of bounds.

The fines against Smith and Green-Ellis did not draw penalties during the games. In other fine-related news, the league docked Bucs cornerback Ronde Barber for a horse-collar tackle. That one cost $7,500. I confirmed these fines with NFL officials.

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Posted by ESPN .com's Bill Williamson

Let's go around the division:

Denver

No real change on the Broncos' injury report. Receiver Brandon Stokley (concussion) and tight end Tony Scheffler (groin) are both listed as questionable to play against visiting Miami on Sunday. Scheffler has missed two games and Stokley has missed one game.

Rookie running back Ryan Torain is listed as questionable to play but he is expecting to make his NFL debut. The fifth-round draft pick from Arizona State broke his elbow in early August.

Kansas City

John Bunting is back with the team as a consultant.

Oakland

It looks like rookie tailback Darren McFadden will miss his second straight game with turf toe problems. McFadden is battling turf toe issues on both feet. McFadden has been hampered since Week 2 with a turf toe on his right foot. He recently suffered one on his left foot. There is concern McFadden could be affected by the injuries all season. The Raiders are also likely not going to play without defensive end Derrick Burgess for the fourth straight game. He has a triceps injury.

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