FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- On Thursday, Patriots defensive lineman Myron Pryor said he had not received a Fed-Ex from the NFL informing him that he'd been fined for his hit that knocked quarterback Brett Favre out of Sunday's game.

That seemed to be an indication that he was in the clear.

But the Fed-Ex is apparently on the way, as Pryor has been fined $7,500, according to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter, who cites a league source.

The fourth-quarter hit came as Pryor surged past left guard Steve Hutchinson and appeared to put a clean hit on Favre, who sustained a facial laceration that required multiple stitches.

The NFL, however, has not deemed the hit legal.