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.

OREN BURKS FINED - Let’s get one thing straight: the NFL doesn’t need to throw a flag every time there’s a big hit. Sunday’s opening kickoff in the

Regardless of whether the replay process failed to properly award possession to the Packers following the fumble by return specialist Keisean Nixon on the game-opening kickoff return in Sunday's Wild Card game,

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 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.

GREEN BAY – Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Oren Burks was fined $8,333 for use of his helmet on a hit to Green Bay Packers kick returner Keisean Nixon in the Packers’ 22-10 loss to the Eagles ...

Keisean Nixon, the two-time All-Pro return specialist, fumbled the opening kickoff after being flattened by Philadelphia Eagles linebacker and former Packer Oren Burks. After replay review, Nixon’s fumble was upheld. The Eagles took advantage of the ...

The Packers defense too often carried more than its weight, but it couldn’t bail Nixon out of a fumble that set up a short field. Three plays later, Hurts stood alone in the pocket, holding the football five, six seconds. A Packers pass rush that never ...