PITTSBURGH -- The NFL was ready to sideline Antonio Brown for the second half of Sundays 34-3 loss to Philadelphia if he didnt take off his baby-blue cleats emblazoned with the faces of his children, the Steelers receiver confirmed on his weekly radio show on WDVE.In Week 1, Browns blue cleats with the No. 84 on the side earned him a fine for the NFLs uniform violation. Two weeks later, he displayed illustrations of his children on a new pair of cleats to celebrate the four reasons I lace them up every day, as Brown tweeted before the game.Brown apparently switched his shoes for the second half in Philadelphia, where Brown finished with 12 catches for 140 yards.DKonPittsburghSports.com first reported Browns shoe warning from the ref.NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino said the leagues uniform inspectors monitor violations at respective games.?He will inform the player when one occurs and that it needs to be rectified before he can play, Blandino said via email. If the player does not comply, then the uniform inspector will notify game officials to not allow the player into the game until the violation is corrected. The rule book is explicit on the types of shoes and colors that can be worn and game officials are given the authority to keep the player out of the game if in violation.According to league rules, wearing foreign substances on body/uniform earns a $9,115 fine for a first offense and $18,231 for a second offense. Or the league could categorize the fines under personal messages, which results in a $6,076 fine for first-time offenses and $12,154 for a second.Brown was unavailable for comment after Wednesdays practice -- saying hed talk to the media Friday -- but had told ESPN on Sept. 15 that his two fines for a twerking touchdown celebration and the blue cleats were nothing to a boss. Deron Cherry Jersey . Pirlo limped out of Sundays 1-0 win over Udinese after just 13 minutes. 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Or, in other words, the two teams would appear to have at least spoken. And spoken is defined as one calling the other to inquire, no more, no less. No. 4 Washington (8-0, 5-0 Pac-12, No. 5 CFP) at California (4-4, 2-3), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)Line: Washington by 17.Series record: Washington leads 52-39-4.WHATS AT STAKEThe Huskies have little room for slipups if they want to remain in position for a playoff berth. The Golden Bears look to beat a ranked team for a third time in a season for the first time since 2002 and move one step closer to bowl eligibility.KEY MATCHUPWashington secondary vs. Cal WRs. Huskies CB Sidney Jones leads a strong secondary with a Pac-12 beat 14 pass breakups. The DBs will have a tough task this week. Freshmen Demetris Robertson and Melquise Stovall each had nine catches last week and Chad Hansen (9.8 catches per game) could be back after missing two games with an ankle injury.PLAYERS TO WATCHWashington: WR Dante Pettis. Pettis broke a school record with his fifth career punt return for TD last week to provide the winning margin at Utah. Pettis has brought two punts back for scores this season and also has 29 catches for 470 yards and eight TDs.California: QB Davis Webb. Webb has been busy tthis season, leading the nation in pass attempts (415) and ranking second with 29 TD passes and third with 259 completions.dddddddddddd.FACTS & FIGURESCal snapped a six-game losing streak in the series by winning last year in Seattle. ... The Huskies have an 11-game winning streak that is second longest in the nation. ... Washington leads the nation with a plus-1.63 turnover margin per game. ... The Huskies have outscored opponents 107-7 in the first quarter and 214-34 in the first half. ... Washington QB Jake Browning has 28 TD passes, five shy of the single-season school record set by Keith Price in 2011. ... Cal already has wins over No. 11 Texas and No. 18 Utah. The last time the Bears beat three ranked teams in a year was in 2002 against Michigan State, Washington and Arizona State. ... Cal has won five straight home games. ... The Bears have converted 17 of 22 fourth-down tries.---AP college football website: collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '