It’s little consolation now, but the NFL fined Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Oren Burks for his illegal hit on Green Bay Packers returner Keisean Nixon.

The hit that caused returner Keisean Nixon to fumble in the Packers’ wild-card loss resulted in an $8,333 fine for unnecessary roughness.

Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Oren Burks is on tap to start one of the biggest games of his seven-year NFL career when the Birds face the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday in the divisional round of the playoffs.

The NFL seemingly admitted that Green Bay Packers kick returner Keisean Nixon was right about at least one aspect of a key play that went against him in

The Packers started in a really bad spot during Sunday's playoff opener, fumbling the opening kickoff thanks to ex-Packers linebacker Oren Burks.

The Eagles recovered a fumble on the opening kickoff of their wild-card win over the Green Bay Packers, and the player who caused the fumble was fined by the league.

The NFL did not make the corrections during the game, but have retroactively admitted their mistake, further angering Green Bay Packers fans.

There were 150 plays during Sunday’s Green Bay Packers’ wild-card game against the Philadelphia Eagles. None were bigger than the first. On th

Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Oren Burks forces a fumble and turnover on the opening kickoff return by Green Bay Packers kick returner Keisean Nixon during Wild Card Weekend.

The Packers got off to a nightmare start when Keisean Nixon fumbled the opening kickoff after taking a huge hit by Philadelphia's Oren Burks. Three plays later the Eagles scored a touchdown and seized control early at home. Nixon spoke Monday about the costly fumble and had a rather honest admission about that big hit by Burks.

Jalen Hurts completed just 13 of 21 passes for 131 yards and two touchdowns in his return to action. The defense led the way, picking off Jordan Love three times. Here's our stock

Players on both the Green Bay Packers and the Washington Commanders were hit with fines retroactively from Wild Card Weekend after the NFL reviewed a series of unnecessary roughness penalties