Dallas Cowboys backup running back Joseph Randle faces a steep fine for shoplifting Gucci cologne and underwear from a Dillard’s store in Frisco, Texas, on Monday.

Coach Jason Garrett said Randle will play Sunday against the New York Giants. His fine amount will be $29,117, the equivalent to one week’s pay.

Randle, whose 2014 base salary is $495,000, was charged with a Class B misdemeanor for theft of goods valued at between $50 and $500 and released on a writ bond at 1:20 a.m. Tuesday morning. Police observed the second-year running back putting items in a bag that contained a purchase he made at the cosmetics counter.

“He took full responsibility for it,” Garrett said.

—Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict has been fined $25,000 for intentionally twisting the ankles of two Carolina Panthers players, according to multiple reports Wednesday.

Burfict was fined for twisting the ankles of Panthers quarterback Cam Newton and tight end Greg Olsen as they lay on the ground after touchdowns during Sunday’s game.

An illegal hit by Burfict also apparently caused Panthers wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin to suffer a mild concussion that kept the rookie out of practice Wednesday.

Benjamin complained of a headache on Monday, Rivera said, and testing determined that he has a mild concussion. Rivera did not rule Benjamin out for Sunday’s game but said he would have to pass the concussion protocol to be cleared.

—The Bengals signed linebacker Nico Johnson to the roster Wednesday from the Kansas City Chiefs’ practice squad.

The 6-foot-2, 249-pound Johnson is a second-year NFL player. He was a fourth-round draft choice by Kansas City in 2013 out of Alabama and was on the roster all season, playing in seven games with one start and seven tackles. Johnson played in all four Chiefs preseason games this year, with 15 tackles and three special teams tackles. He was waived on Aug. 30 and signed Sept. 1 to the practice squad.

—San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick had his fine of $11,025 for inappropriate language reduced by half because there was no evidence of a racial slur, according to multiple reports Wednesday.

ESPN.com reported that NFL appeals officer Ted Cottrell ruled that Kaepernick used a profanity directed at Chicago Bears defensive end Lamarr Houston in a Week 2 game. According to FOX Sports, Cottrell stated in the decision letter that Kaepernick’s conduct still showed a “clear violation of the rule,” which was why half the fine was upheld.

Kaepernick has maintained his innocence. He reportedly was accused of using the N-word after Houston patted Kaepernick on the back following an interception.

—Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III returned to individual drills during Wednesday’s practice for the first time since he dislocated his left ankle in the first quarter of Week 2 against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Griffin is expected to return to full practice before the Oct. 27 game at Dallas, but his return to game action remains unclear, although coach Jay Gruden said he will take back the starting job from Kirk Cousins whenever he’s ready to play.

Gruden said that if Washington’s downward spiral — four straight losses — continues, he would consider replacing Cousins with third-stringer Colt McCoy if Griffin still isn’t ready.

—The Redskins signed wide receiver Rashad Ross to their practice squad Wednesday and released wide receiver Marvin McNutt from the practice squad.

In addition, the team announced it has commenced the 21-day practice periods for defensive end Stephen Bowen and wide receiver Leonard Hankerson, both of whom are currently on the reserve/physically unable to perform list.

—Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson, who is still suffering from a high-ankle sprain, plans to sit until it heals so he can compete at his same high level.

Johnson injured his right ankle in Week 3 and missed his first game of the season in last Sunday’s 17-3 win over the Minnesota Vikings. Johnson said he is “not there yet” and still has “lingering pain” in the ankle.

“Like I said, there’s no point in being on the field if I can’t go out there and do what I got to do,” Johnson said Wednesday. “Do what I got to do and do it to a high level that I’m used to doing it at.”

—Houston Texans coach Bill O’Brien thinks Jadeveon Clowney, the rookie pass rusher who has been sidelined since a knee injury in the season opener, has a good shot of playing against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night.

“He’s progressing,” O’Brien told Texans Radio.

Clowney, the 2014 No. 1 overall draft pick, tore the meniscus in his right knee in the second quarter against the Washington Redskins in Week 1. He underwent arthroscopic knee surgery the next day on Sept. 8 and was scheduled to be out four to six weeks.

—New York Giants running back Andre Williams is expected to start Sunday at Dallas, when Rashad Jennings will spend his second consecutive game in street clothes recovering from a sprained knee ligament.

Coach Tom Coughlin said Wednesday that Williams and Peyton Hillis will split the workload against the Cowboys. Jennings sprained his knee in a Week 5 win over the Atlanta Falcons, thrusting the rookie Williams into the lineup.

—Indianapolis Colts tackle Xavier Nixon returned to practice Wednesday but will remain on injured reserve/designated for return.

The Colts have up to three weeks to elevate Nixon to the 53-man active roster or he will remain on injured reserve for the remainder of the season. He is not eligible to play until the team’s Week 9 game against the New York Giants on Nov. 3.

Nixon was placed on injured reserve/designated for return on Sept. 3.

—The Denver Broncos promoted rookie linebacker Shaquil Barrett to their active roster and signed defensive end Gerald Rivers to the practice squad Wednesday.

On Tuesday, the Broncos placed linebacker Danny Trevathan on injured reserve with the designation to return. In the Broncos’ 31-17 win over the New York Jets on Sunday, Trevathan reinjured the same leg that had a broken bone under the kneecap. He is expected to miss eight weeks.

—The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed former Chicago Bears cornerback Isaiah Frey on Wednesday.

Frey originally entered the league as a sixth-round draft pick of the Bears in the 2012 draft. After spending the 2012 season on the Bears’ practice squad, Frey played all 16 games for Chicago in 2013, making six starts at nickelback with 47 tackles. This season, he played in three games with one start. He was waived by the Bears last week.

—New York Jets practice-squad wide receiver Quincy Enunwa won’t face a domestic violence charge after a conditional agreement was reached Wednesday in a Florham Park, N.J., municipal court.

The prosecution said Enunwa’s girlfriend chose not to pursue the case. The agreement calls for no contact between Enunwa and the woman for 90 days. If he violates the terms, the court could reopen the case and it could go to trial.

Enunwa was charged with simple assault and arrested on Aug. 31. Police records indicate that the women suffered head and finger injuries when he grabbed the victim and pulled her off a bed at a hotel near the Jets’ training facility.