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Pats' Wilfork fined for 3rd time this year

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New England Patriots nose tackle Vince Wilfork pulls down Cleveland Browns quarterback Derek Anderson in the fourth quarter at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts on October 7, 2007. The Patriots defeated the Browns 34-17. (UPI Photo/Matthew Healey) 
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Published: Jan. 4, 2008 at 8:57 PM

BOSTON, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- The NFL has fined New England tackle Vince Wilfork for the third time this season, ordering him to pay $15,000 for poking a finger into an opponent's face mask.

Wilfork got a finger into the mask of the Giants' Brandon Jacobs in a game Sunday. No penalty was called on the field, but after league officials viewed the game on film they decided to fine Wilfork for unsportsmanlike conduct, ESPN.com reported.

A league spokesman said Wilfork "poked his finger in the opponent's face mask near the eye," the Boston Herald reported.

Wilfork, a Pro Bowl nose tackle, said the act was accidental.

Earlier this season, Wilfork drew a $5,000 fine for unsportsmanlike conduct in a game against Dallas, and was assessed a $12,500 fine for a low hit on Buffalo quarterback J.P. Losman, who suffered a sprained knee on the play.

Topics: Brandon Jacobs, J.P. Losman, Vince Wilfork
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