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Kyries Hebert admits his helmet struck the helmet of Toronto quarterback Cody Fajardo. He admits the tackle was illegal.

But the Alouettes’ veteran linebacker also believes, at least where the Canadian Football League’s disciplinary committee’s concerned, he has a bulls-eye on his chest. He intimated the league will always find him guilty before proving him innocent.

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“I know things are going to be different when it’s me and I have to go the extra mile. I’m going to get fined, but when I get fined, it’s going to be the maximum every time. I understand that,” a candid Hebert said after Thursday’s practice at Olympic Stadium.

“I know next time there’s going to be a suspension,” he added. “I have to make sure all my hits are legal, without question. They can’t even be close.”

On Tuesday, the CFL announced Hebert was being fined the maximum amount possible — half a game cheque — for a high hit he administered in the second half of last Friday’s match against Fajardo, who replaced starter Jeff Mathews following the intermission. Hebert was penalized 15 yards for general roughness as tempers flared between him and Argonauts tailback Brandon Whitaker.