Brandon Merriweather Fined $25K

Chicago Bears safety Brandon Meriweather has been fined $25,000 for his hit on Detroit Lions wide receiver Nate Burleson on Monday night, Vaughn McClure of the Chicago Tribune reports. Last week, Meriweather was fined $20,000 for his helmet-to-helmet hit on Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith. One would expect that another illegal hit would put Meriweather in position for further discipline from the league office, but those opportunities may be limited. Meriweather continually looking to make the big hit, and not the correct play, has prompted the Bears to remove him from the starting lineup. During the 2010 season, Meriweather, then with the New England Patriots, was fined $50,000 for a hit on Baltimore Ravens tight end Todd Heap, Meriweather appealed that fine, which was reduced to $40,000.

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