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Tillman penalized for 'horse-collar' tackle in Vikings game, Briggs for hit on QB

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Saturday, December 22, 2007

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. In the NFL's continuing crackdown on so-called "horse-collar" tackles, Tillman is the latest player to be sanctioned, and he was fined $7,500 for using the banned technique to drag down Vikings wide receiver Robert Ferguson. The violation occurred about 2½ ...

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