That's some costly spit

NEW YORK (AP) Dallas wideout Terrell Owens has been fined $35,000, but not suspended, for spitting in the face of Atlanta's D'Angelo Hall during Saturday night's Cowboys-Falcons game. <br/><br/>The

Tuesday, December 19th 2006, 10:52 am

By: News On 6

NEW YORK (AP) Dallas wideout Terrell Owens has been fined $35,000, but not suspended, for spitting in the face of Atlanta's D'Angelo Hall during Saturday night's Cowboys-Falcons game.

The incident wasn't caught on tape, but Owens ratted himself out afterwards when asked by the NFL Network if he did indeed spit at the Atlanta defensive back.

``I got frustrated and I apologize for that,'' Owens told the network. ``It was a situation where he kept bugging me and getting in my face.''

If the officials had seen Owens spitting, he would have been ejected from the game under NFL rules.

During a playoff game last season, Washington's Sean Taylor was kicked out of a game for spitting at Tampa Bay's Michael Pittman. He was later fined $17,000 by the league.