Thread: Bears' Briggs & Tillman fined after loss to Vikings

[size=13pt]Bears pair fined[/size]

Friday, December 21, 2007


Two Bears players were fined by the NFL for penalties in Monday night's 20-13 loss to the Vikings.

Linebacker Lance Briggs was fined $5,000 for a roughing-the-passer penalty on quarterback Tarvaris Jackson.

Cornerback Charles Tillman was fined $7,500 for a horse-collar tackle.

[size=13pt]Tillman penalized for 'horse-collar' tackle in Vikings game, Briggs for hit on QB[/size]

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Updated: December 22, 2007, 11:59 AM ET


Two veteran Chicago Bears defenders, cornerback Charles Tillman and weakside linebacker Lance Briggs, have been fined a total of $12,500 for what the league deemed illegal hits in the Bears' 20-13 loss to Minnesota on Monday night.......

"singersp" wrote:

[size=13pt]Bears pair fined[/size]

Friday, December 21, 2007


Two Bears players were fined by the NFL for penalties in Monday night's 20-13 loss to the Vikings.

Linebacker Lance Briggs was fined $5,000 for a roughing-the-passer penalty on quarterback Tarvaris Jackson.

Cornerback Charles Tillman was fined $7,500 for a horse-collar tackle.

Too bad there was no flag on the horse-collar tackle.
That would of been a nice 15 yarder.

"PurpleGator" wrote:

"singersp" wrote:

[size=13pt]Bears pair fined[/size]

Friday, December 21, 2007


Two Bears players were fined by the NFL for penalties in Monday night's 20-13 loss to the Vikings.

Linebacker Lance Briggs was fined $5,000 for a roughing-the-passer penalty on quarterback Tarvaris Jackson.

Cornerback Charles Tillman was fined $7,500 for a horse-collar tackle.

Too bad there was no flag on the horse-collar tackle.
That would of been a nice 15 yarder.

It would have only been a half yard penalty. He was pulled down on the 1 yard line & the penalty would have only moved the ball half the distance to the goal.