Bears linebacker T.J. Edwards wasn’t flagged for a hip-drop tackle Sunday but was fined for it six days later.
The NFL fined him $16,833 Saturday for a hit on Joe Mixon in the third quarter that sent the Texans running back to the sideline with an ankle injury. Mixon played seven snaps the rest of the way and will miss this week’s game against the Vikings.
This offseason, the NFL banned the hip-drop tackle, a rugby-style play in which a defender swivels his hips, unweights himself and drops onto the legs of the ball-carrier.