Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff Writer 9y

Akeem Ayers fined for kicking opponent

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots linebacker Akeem Ayers was fined $8,267 for unnecessary roughness in last Sunday's win over the Chicago Bears. Specifically, Ayers was fined for kicking an opponent.

The play came late in the second quarter, on Ayers' sack of Jay Cutler, as he extended his leg into the groin of Bears guard Kyle Long.

It turns out Long himself was penalized on the play, not Ayers.

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