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NFL fines Saints' Brown $25,000 after Sunday fracas

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Friday, January 4, 2008

New Orleans Saints left offensive tackle Jammal Brown has been fined $25,000 by the NFL for impermissible contact with a game official during last Sunday's season-ending loss to the Chicago Bears. The fine, which Brown is expected to appeal, was first reported on Friday by the Chicago Sun-Times. League officials confirmed the unusually stiff sanction on Friday evening. On a third-and-three play that occurred about four minutes into the game, Saints quarterback Drew Brees threw for wide receiv ...

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