{"id":702776,"date":"2026-01-25T01:08:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T01:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/702776\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T01:08:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T01:08:23","slug":"2-bills-players-fined-after-loss-to-broncos-patriots-cut-ex-denver-wr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/702776\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Bills players fined after loss to Broncos; Patriots cut ex-Denver WR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/patriotswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New England Patriots;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">New England Patriots<\/a>\u00a0released wide receiver Trent Sherfield one day before an AFC Championship game showdown with the <a href=\"https:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Denver Broncos;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Denver Broncos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sherfield (6-1, 206 pounds) spent the first two and a half months of the regular season in Denver before being cut. New England picked him up <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/patriots-sign-ex-broncos-receiver-140048904.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:11 days ahead of the AFC title game;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">11 days ahead of the AFC title game<\/a> (three days before the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/ex-broncos-wr-joined-patriots-133021011.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:matchup with the Broncos was set;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">matchup with the Broncos was set<\/a>). After nearly two weeks of practice with the team, Sherfield has now been cut by the Pats.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a pair of <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/buffalo-bills\/324\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Buffalo Bills;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Buffalo Bills<\/a> defenders were fined by the NFL for infractions against the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/denver-broncos\/332\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Broncos;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Broncos<\/a> in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. Bills pass rusher Joey Bosa was fined <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/christomasson\/status\/2015168587267506278\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:$17,389;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">$17,389<\/a> for a late shove on quarterback Bo Nix that drew a flag for roughing the passer. Additionally, cornerback Tre&#8217;Davious White was fined <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/christomasson\/status\/2015168587267506278\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:$14,222;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">$14,222<\/a> for unsportsmanlike conduct (removing his helmet) after being penalized for pass interference.<\/p>\n<p>Denver&#8217;s considered\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/broncos\/2026\/01\/18\/nfl-playoffs-broncos-underdogs-vs-patriots\/88218494007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:a home underdog;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">a home underdog<\/a>\u00a0against New England. Sunday&#8217;s game (1:00 p.m. MT) will be nationally televised on CBS (<a href=\"https:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/broncos\/2026\/01\/21\/broncos-vs-patriots-start-time-tv-channel-live-stream\/88274039007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:more TV info;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">more TV info<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Social: Follow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Broncos Wire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Broncos Wire<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BroncosWire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thebroncoswire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Twitter\/X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Twitter\/X<\/a>!\u00a0Did you know:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/broncos\/2019\/08\/03\/denver-broncos-famous-fans-celebrities-include-paul-george-amy-adams\/79446413007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:These 25 celebrities are Broncos fans;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">These 25 celebrities are Broncos fans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/broncos\/2026\/01\/24\/nfl-news-patriots-cut-wr-trent-sherfield\/88341861007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NFL news: Patriots cut ex-Broncos WR one day before AFC title game;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NFL news: Patriots cut ex-Broncos WR one day before AFC title game<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The\u00a0New England Patriots\u00a0released wide receiver Trent Sherfield one day before an AFC Championship game showdown with the Denver&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":702777,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2062],"tags":[423,925,232,53,231,258,2426,7,5736,1167,249,6,34789,3881],"class_list":["post-702776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-denver-broncos","tag-afc-championship-game","tag-bo-nix","tag-broncos","tag-buffalo-bills","tag-denver","tag-denver-broncos","tag-denverbroncos","tag-football","tag-joey-bosa","tag-new-england","tag-new-england-patriots","tag-nfl","tag-pass-interference","tag-trent-sherfield"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115953067972368513","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/702776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=702776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/702776\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/702777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=702776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=702776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=702776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}