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Neil fined for hit on Patriots' Cox.(The Providence Journal)

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| November 01, 2001 | Kenyon, Paul | COPYRIGHT 2001 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

FOXBORO, Mass. _ Bryan Cox knew what he was talking about. The Patriots' linebacker claimed Sunday that the block by Denver guard Dan Neil that broke his right leg was illegal. On Thursday, the league agreed.

Gene Washington, the NFL's director of football operations, announced that Neil had been fined $15,000 for the illegal block, which was a violation of Rule 12, Section 2, Article 9, which states, "There shall be no clipping from behind below the waist against a non-runner."

"Specifically, on a pass play, you clipped your opponent from behind and below the knee," Washington said in a letter to Neil.

Cox was at least five yards past the line ...

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