Defensive lineman Adrian Tracy of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats was fined by the CFL on Tuesday for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Drew Willy last week.

The amount of the fine wasn't disclosed.

Willy was attempting to escape pressure within the pocket in the first quarter of Hamilton's 52-26 win when hit by Tracy.

The league said in a statement Tracy was being fined "for lowering his head and leading with the crown of his helmet, making it the main point of contact as he hit an opponent."

"Tracy had a responsibility to avoid lowering his head and hitting his opponent with it," CFL commissioner Jeffrey Orridge said. "Leading with your head, and using it as the main point of contact, is illegal.

"It is a dangerous and unnecessary manoeuvre that puts both the tackler and his opponent at serious risk of injury. It is standard we must uphold as we strive to protect player health and safety."

No penalty was called on the play, which Glen Johnson, the vice-president of officiating, said was wrong.

"Player safety is an important priority and there should have been a penalty on the play for unnecessary roughness," he said.

The league also fined Saskatchewan Roughriders offensive lineman Chris Best for delivering a low block from behind on defensive lineman Cleyon Laing of the Toronto Argonauts.