Burks, Eagles and NFL

Why Eagles' Oren Burks was fined $8,333 for Wild Card Round
Eagles linebacker Oren Burks was fined $8,333 by the NFL for his hit on Packers' Keisean Nixon during last week's Wild Card victory.
NFL hits Eagles LB Oren Burks with news he doesn't want to hear ahead of big playoff game debut
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.
NFL fines Oren Burks for hit on Keisean Nixon to open Packers' playoff loss to Eagles
It's little consolation now, but the NFL fined Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Oren Burks for an illegal hit on Green Bay Packers returner Keisean Nixon during the opening kickoff of last Sunday's NFC Wild Card Round,
Eagles’ Oren Burks fined for hit on Packers returner Keisean Nixon that caused fumble in wild-card game
The hit that caused returner Keisean Nixon to fumble in the Packers’ wild-card loss resulted in an $8,333 fine for unnecessary roughness.
Eagles' Oren Burks fined for play that started wild-card win
Eagles linebacker Oren Burks was fined $8,333 by the NFL for unnecessary roughness (use of the helmet) on his forced fumble on the opening kickoff of the Eagles’ 22-10 win over the Packers in the wild-card round last week.
Eagles turning to Oren Burks as next man up after Nakobe Dean injury; LB already proved value in wild-card win
Nakobe Dean's injury affected the Philadelphia Eagles locker room. Dean, out for the rest of the playoffs with a torn patellar tendon, was one of the leaders on the top-ranked defense in the NFL. His impact will be missed on the unit.
NFL fines Oren Burks for kick-return hit that caused Keisean Nixon's fumble
Regardless of whether the replay process failed to properly award possession to the Packers following the fumble by return ...
NFL Fines Eagles LB for Fumble-Inducing Hit That Tom Brady, Refs Deemed 'Clean'
Burks, sprinting down the field, punished Packers return man Keisean Nixon with a big hit to spring the ball loose. No flag ...
Eagles relying on Oren Burks to fill gap after Nakobe Dean out for rest of playoffs with torn patellar tendon
With Nakobe Dean out for the rest of the playoffs, Oren Burks finds himself with an important role to play for the Eagles.
NFL makes admission about controversial play in Eagles-Packers 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 ...
Eagles LB’s hit on kickoff set tone for wild-card win over Packers. Now his wallet takes a hit
The Eagles recovered a fumble on the opening kickoff of their wild-card win over the Green Bay Packers, and the player who ...
NFL Admits Crucial Mistake in Packers vs. Eagles Wild Card Game
The NFL did not make the corrections during the game, but have retroactively admitted their mistake, further angering Green ...