An $11,000 fine for unsportsmanlike conduct levied against San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick resulted from his use of a racial slur during a game last week, Fox Sports reported on Sunday.

Fox Sports' Jay Glazer, citing an unidentified NFL referee, said Kaepernick slung the "n-word" at Bears defender Lamarr Houston as the two exchanged insults after a play in the Sept. 14 game.

Kaepernick has denied using inappropriate language and said he would appeal the fine.


In the locker room after the game, Houston told the Chicago Tribune he did not recall an insult hurled by Kaepernick.

"I didn't hear anything," he said.

Side judge Laird Hayes told CSN Bay Area Kaepernick "knows what he said. It was the right call."


The NFL competition committee last spring passed new rules to penalize players and coaches for "inappropriate language."

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