St. Louis Rams' Sam Bradford (8) is pushed out of bounds by Carolina Panthers' Mike Mitchell (21) in the second half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013. Bradford was injured on the play. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn)
St. Louis Rams' Sam Bradford (8) is pushed out of bounds by Carolina Panthers' Mike Mitchell (21) in the second half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013. Bradford was injured on the play. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn)
St. Louis Rams' Harvey Dahl (62) confronts Carolina Panthers' Mike Mitchell (21) in the second half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013. Dahl was called for a personal foul on the play. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn)
In this Oct. 20, 2013 photo, St. Louis Rams' Sam Bradford (8) is helped from the sidelines after being injured in the second half of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, N.C. Bradford will miss the rest of the season because of a torn knee ligament. The Rams said Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, the extent of the injury to Bradford's left knee was confirmed after an MRI exam. Bradford tore his anterior cruciate ligament in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 30-15 loss to the Panthers when he landed on his knee after being shoved out of bounds by Panthers safety Mike Mitchell. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers free safety Mike Mitchell says he's being "targeted" by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after receiving his fifth fine of the season from the league office.
Mitchell was fined $7,875 last week for taunting after he shoved Rams quarterback Sam Bradford out of bounds during a game on Oct. 20. Bradford suffered a season-ending knee injury on the play.
Mitchell wasn't penalized on the play for the hit or for taunting.
He says he only got fined because a big-name quarterback was involved.
Mitchell says, "I'm being targeted because I play football physical, but I'm not out here cheap-shoting guys and doing dirty plays like I've seen people from Detroit do."
Mitchell says he's been fined more than 10 times by Goodell since coming into the league in 2009.
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