Bears Guard Matt Pryor Fined $6,527 for Fight Against Panthers

The Bears got away much easier for Sunday's brawl at the back of the end zone than the Carolina Panthers did.

Bears guard Matt Pryor absorbed a $6,527 fine for his involvement in Sunday's fight at Soldier Field against Carolina. / Mark Konezny-Imagn Images

Last Sunday's fight between the Bears and Carolina Panthers was more costly for Carolina, according to figures released Saturday by the NFL.

Bears guard Matt Pryor was fined $6,527 for his involvement Sunday in the fourth-quarter brawl at the back of the end zone against the Panthers.

He was the only Bears player fined for the fight, but Carolina cornerback Jaycee Horn was fined $11,817 for unnecessary roughness and linebacker D.J. Johnson $6,948 for their involvement in it. Horn and Pryor were ejected from the game after it occurred.

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Also being fined from that game was Panthers tight end Tommy Tremble, who had to leave with a concussion after he used his helmet against Jaquan Brisker following a reception as the Bears safety tried to tackle him. Tremble lowered his helmet crown into Brisker, who tried to avoid the helmet contact.

🚨🚨MAJOR FIGHT🚨🚨#BEARS & #PANTHERS PLAYERS GOT INTO A FIGHT IN THE ENDZONE AFTER A CHICAGO TOUCHDOWN.

CAROLINA PLAYERS APPEAR TO TAKE CHEAP SHOTS AT THE BEARS PLAYERS.

The refs have started to hand out ejections.

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— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) October 6, 2024

The play resulted in Brisker also suffering a concussion, his third in three years.

Tremble was fined $17,083 for the play.

The fines can be appealed to the league.

#Bears DE Montez Sweat was fined $16,883 for this horse-collar tackle on #Colts RB Jonathan Taylor in the third quarter of Indianapolis’ Week 3 win over Chicago.

Sweat was not flagged or penalized for this tackle during the game. pic.twitter.com/eZ62w3EVFO

— James Boyd (@RomeovilleKid) September 28, 2024

Pryor became the fifth Bears player fined this season.

Montez Sweat was fined $16,883 for an unpenalized horse-collar tackle in Week 3 against the rams in the third quarter.

The NFL fined Panthers TE Tommy Tremble $17,083 for unnecessary roughness and use of the helmet during a play last week that resulted in concussions to both himself and #Bears safety Jaquan Brisker.

Both have been ruled out for week 6. pic.twitter.com/nSttr20eAS

— IG: NFLPreme (@premefootball) October 12, 2024

The other fines were from the game with the Colts.

Linebacker T.J. Edwards was fined $16,883 for a unpenalized hip-drop tackle in the second quarter of the Week 2 game against Indianapolis, defensive tackle Zacch Pickens was fined $7,000 for a blow to the head and neck area while being penalized for roughing the passer and Tyrique Stevenson was fined $8,143 for taunting.