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Jaquan Brisker got hit with news he didn't want to hear going into Week 2 and he's not holding back with how he feels about it

Originally posted on A to Z Sports | By Kole Noble | Last updated Sep 12, 2025 3:52 PM ET

The Chicago Bears' Week 1 loss to the Minnesota Vikings is something every player in the locker room would like to forget and move on from. Head coach Ben Johnson said on Friday that none of his players were "moping" around the building this week, which is a good sign.

This team needs to pick themselves back up and get ready for the Week 2 matchup against the Detroit Lions, because it's going to be a major one.

And while no players were moping throughout the week, one player is certainly not happy with how things ended up after Monday night, but for a personal reason outside of the final score.

Jaquan Brisker fined by the NFL for the most unnecessary reason possible

Bears' safety Jaquan Brisker got some bad news on Friday when he found out that the league has fined him for wearing a white towel during the season opener against the Vikings. Brisker added that he's been wearing the same towel going back to his rookie season.

Just got a fine for a plain white towel. wtf lol. They just be trying take our money fam . SMH
— Quanny B. (@JaquanBrisker) September 12, 2025

Since being drafted by the Bears in 2022, Brisker has now been fined twice in his NFL career according to Spotrac. The first fine of his career came in 2023 when he was fined $9,287 for unsportsmanlike conduct against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 3.

"I never understood why they fine players so much. They already got money lol," Brisker added on social media. "This [explicative] crazy too me. We worked all our lives for this to get it taken away."

According to the NFL Accountability Fines & Appeals, the fine amount for a first offense uniform violation is $5,797 and jumps to $17,389 for the second offense. The official fines/amounts will come out on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. EST so we should be able to see how much Brisker will actually be fined for this Week 1 violation.

Here's what the official league website explains what will happen if Brisker chooses to appeal the fine:

"If a player protests a ruling, he schedules a hearing with the NFL, and his case is assigned to one of the league’s current appeals officers, Derrick Brooks, Ramon Foster or Jordy Nelson, who are jointly appointed and paid by the NFL/NFLPA. Cases are assigned randomly, so neither side in the appeals process knows who will hear a case. The officer assigned reviews the play and hears the league’s case and the player’s defense. The officer’s decision is final, and the ruling is binding.

If the discipline is upheld, the league withholds the amount of the fine from the player’s next check. If the player’s fine is rescinded, he will receive notification of the decision, and no money will be taken from his check." - via NFL Accountability: Fines & Appeals

As for Brisker's second issue with the league taking hard-earned money from the players, all money collected from fines are donated to the Professional Athletes Foundation and the NFL Foundation. So, it's not like the league is taking that money back and pocketing it.

This article first appeared on A to Z Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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