Players fined for Super Bowl XLIX brawl

SEATTLE linebacker Bruce Irvin has been fined for igniting a scuffle at the end of the Super Bowl XLIX.

GLENDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 01: Bruce Irvin #51 of the Seattle Seahawks and Rob Gronkowski #87 of the New England Patriots exchange words after a play late in the game during Super Bowl XLIX at University of Phoenix Stadium on February 1, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona. Andy Lyons/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

SEATTLE linebacker Bruce Irvin has been fined $US10,000 ($A12,815) for igniting a scuffle at the end of the Super Bowl.

The New England Patriots were trying to run out the clock after Malcolm Butler’s win-sealing interception in Arizona on Sunday when some tempers flared.

Bruce Irvin #51 of the Seattle Seahawks and Rob Gronkowski #87 of the New England Patriots exchange words.

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was trying to take a knee and let the clock run out when Irvin got into a shoving match with Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski.

Irvin, who was ejected from the contest and later apologised, was one of four players fined, and suffered the heaviest penalty. Team-mate Michael Bennett was fined $US8,268 ($A10,595), as were Gronkowski and fellow Patriots tight end Pat Michael Hoomanawanui.

The fine didn’t seem to upset Gronkowski though.

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski hangs out of a duck boat as fans cheer during a Super Bowl XLIX victory parade in Boston.

Originally published as Players fined for Super Bowl XLIX brawl