Detroit Lions linebacker Tahir Whitehead has been fined $22,050 for hitting Cowboys wide receiver Cole Beasley in the head in Sunday’s wild-card game according to USA Today’s Tom Pelissero.

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The Lions’ linebacker expected the fine which accounted for his whole paycheck for the game. (In the first round in the playoffs each player makes $22,000.)

It was a tough situation for the 6-foot-4 Whitehead against Beasley who is 

Cowboys’ Dez Bryant was fined $8,268 for taunting, a penalty he was flagged for during the third quarter.

One 10-year-old fan got the shaft from the Cowboys at Sunday's game.

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