re: Ahmad Brooks fined $16k

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Or you could watch the play and see Brooks clearly hits Brees in the chest. The fact that his arm slid up Brees' body while he was going down is irrelevant. It was not a blow to the head/neck and he did not pull him down by his chin. He knocked him to the ground when his arm destroyed Brees' chest.

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This.

You Saints fans are acting like Brooks just ran by and choke slammed Brees.

Brooks tried to make a legal hit. In the process of running full speed to avoid a chasing lineman, attempting tackle the quarterback who is going to pass the ball at any moment; while also not hitting him too low, nor too high, and also making sure not to land with force on top of Brees, Brooks' arm inadvertantly ended up around the neck of Drew Brees. Just like the following tackles...