Adam Schefter of NFL Network and Jay Glazer of Fox report that official Jim Quirk was notified today that he has been fined one game check for inappropriate physical contact with players.

The fine, which amounts to $8,150, comes after an incident Sunday at Soldier Field, when Quirk grabbed Packers linebacker Nick Barnett from behind and wrestled him to the ground in an attempt to keep him from getting into an altercation with a player on the Bears.

Barnett said of the incident, “I got in a choke hold, I couldn’t really breathe a little bit. He got a good one on me. I don’t know how he got under that face mask, but he got a good hold on me.”

Chris Mortensen of ESPN reports that this is not the first time the NFL concluded that Quirk made inappropriate physical contact with a player. Another instance took place on December 16 with Falcons fullback Jason Snelling.

Mortensen also reports that Barnett’s agent, who had previously planned to file a grievance over Quirk’s behavior, said of the fine, “This action is more than satisfactory. There is now no reason to pursue a grievance.”

Quirk is an umpire, the official who lines up in the middle of the field approximately four to five yards off the line of scrimmage and is therefore often right in the middle of altercations among players. This is his 20th year in the league, making him one of the NFL’s most experienced officials.