A bleepin' hefty fine: Corrente penalized for cursing

• Referee Tony Corrente was fined a game check for cursing on an open microphone
• The NFL says it is confident "it will not happen again"
• The foul language cost Corrente one game check, though NFL won't divulge the amount

NFL referee Tony Corrented was fined one game check by the league for using inappropriate language over an open microphone during a recent game between the Miami Dolphins and the Indianapolis Colts.

Corrente was discussing the spotting of the ball after a penalty against the Colts when he accidentally left his mic on. He yelled at official Tony Michalek because Michalek had blown his whistle to talk about the spot after the officials had already held a quick conference on the matter.

"There was, (expletive)," Corrente yelled.

"Ooooh!" CBS play-by-play announced Kevin Harlan immediately exclaimed. "We'd like to apologize for that. He didn't know his microphone was on."

The NFL, which did not specify the amount of the game check Corrente had been docked, did not appreciate the fact the language was broadcast or that it occurred in the first place.

"This conduct is inappropriate for a game official," the league wrote in a statement. "Corrente has apologized to the Colts organization and we are confident it will not happen again."

Corrente became an NFL official in 1995 and was promoted to the position of referee three years later.