Jets cornerback Donald Strickland made news this week when he told The Star-Ledger that Patriots tackle Mark LeVoir's violent block on a screen pass Sunday was "a real cheap shot." Today, the NFL officially disagreed with Strickland's assessment of the play.

LeVoir, according to a league source, will not be fined for the play, absolving him of Strickland's charge that his hit was "helmet-to-helmet." Strickland, who vowed in the Star-Ledger story that he would "retaliate" against LeVoir the next time the teams play, was not fined for those comments.