With the Chicago Bears on their bye, we can get a little more granular in our coverage. For instance, fines that get handed out tend to get buried in Bullets or Bits. But that wasn’t going to be the case after a serious helmet-to-helmet hit from Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie Rueben Bain Jr. gave Bears wide receiver Luther Burden III a concussion.
Since Monday, I’ve been waiting patiently to see what fines would come from that game. The Athletic’s Kevin Fishbain shares the news:
Fines from Bears-Bucs…(edited) – Austin Booker $6,457 for unnecessary roughness (use of helmet — was not flagged) – Zavion Thomas $6,901 for unnecessary roughness – Bucs DB Keionte Scott $6,540 for unnecessary roughness (use of helmet – was not flagged)
— Kevin Fishbain (@kfishbain.bsky.social) November 14, 2026 at 3:59 PMBucs Rookie Not Fined For Hit on Bears WR Luther Burden III
It truly surprised me that Buccaneers rookie Rueben Bain Jr. was not fined for his helmet-to-helmet hit on Bears wide receiver Luther Burden III.
That was a vicious shot. And in the moment, it was a game-changer. The hit caused Burden to fumble the football and gave Tampa Bay pristine field position before the Bucs scored a game-tying touchdown and two-point conversion. When hits like that don’t get called as penalties in games, they tend to merit a fine from the league the following week. But not only did that hit not result in a flag being thrown on the play, but the league also didn’t even come down with a fine. Again, I’m genuinely shocked.
The league usually comes down on rookies in situations like this, if only in an attempt to send a message to overzealous players and thwart future headshots by handing down a fine that would discourage them from leading with their head. I’d love to hear an explanation about what happened here.
Oct 18, 2026; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Chicago Bears wide receiver Luther Burden III (10) runs with the ball during the first quarter against the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn ImagesBurden wasn’t on the field for the game-winning drive orchestrated by Bears quarterback Caleb Williams, but he was on a roll before the concussion took him out of the game. He caught 7 of 9 targets for 97 yards and a touchdown. The Week 9 performance was the latest strong showing by the second-year receiver, who went into the bye week with 49 catches, 644 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns. Burden is on pace for 90+ catches and more than 1,200 receiving yards.
This is Burden’s second documented concussion in the NFL. He missed one game last year because of a concussion. But with two weeks between games, I’m hoping that this one won’t keep him out of the lineup.
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