Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Ryan Switzer had to leave the team’s Sunday night loss to the Los Angeles Chargers due to a fourth quarter hit to the head and neck area. On Saturday we learned the player responsible for that illegal action was fined this past week by the league.
According to Ray Fittipaldo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Chargers linebacker Jatavis Brown was fined $26,739 this past week for his illegal helmet-to-helmet hit on Switzer in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game at Heinz Field.
Chargers linebacker Jatavis Brown fined $26,739 for his illegal helmet-to-helmet hit on Ryan Switzer.