Chicago Bears linebacker Danny Trevathan was originally suspended two games for his rough hit on Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams on Thursday night, but his ban has now been reduced to one game on appeal.

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Adams was transported to the hospital after Trevathan landed a vicious helmet-to-helmet tackle on Adams late in the third quarter. Packers coach Mike McCarthy later said his wideout appeared to be doing fine. The Packers visit the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.

Trevathan was called for an unnecessary roughness penalty but was not ejected from Chicago’s 35-14 loss.

“I regret the level I hit him at,” Trevathan said after the game. “But you got to understand I had momentum, and I was just trying to make a play.”

According to Colleen Kane of the Chicago Tribune, Trevathan missed Tuesday’s practice because he was going through the appeals process. Appeals officer and former NFL linebacker Derrick Brooks reduced the suspension, which will cost Trevathan $117,647 of his 2017 salary while he misses Monday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings.

Trevathan played only nine games for the Bears last year and has 29 tackles through the first four games this season.

The Bears confirmed earlier this week that rookie quarterback Mitchell Trubisky — the second overall pick in 2017 out of North Carolina — will make his first start in Monday’s home game against Minnesota. Chicago will play the Baltimore Ravens in Week 6.

GREEN BAY, WI – SEPTEMBER 28: Randall Cobb #18 of the Green Bay Packers is tackled by Danny Trevathan #59 of the Chicago Bears in the first quarter at Lambeau Field on September 28, 2017 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

The Green Bay Packers seemed incensed about Chicago Bears linebacker Danny Trevathan’s hit on wide receiver Davante Adams during Thursday night’s game at Lambeau Field.

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Adams was transported to a local hospital after Trevathan landed a vicious helmet-to-helmet hit on him in the third quarter of the Packers’ 35-14 victory.

On Friday morning, Packers coach Mike McCarthy provided a positive update on Adams, whose mouth guard fell out after being hit.

“The news I’ve been given on Davante so far is everything looks positive,” McCarthy said (via the team’s website). “He’s already giving them a hard time at the hospital to get out of there, so that’s a great sign.”

The wideout momentarily lost consciousness and was carried off the field on a stretcher. Adams was evaluated for head and neck injuries and for a potential concussion.

Several Green Bay players expressed particular disgust with the fact that Trevathan celebrated his tackle despite how cheap the shot was. The linebacker later apologized, saying the hit was unintentional and that he’s not a “dirty player.”

“I don’t like anybody celebrating when a guy gets carted off the field,” quarterback Aaron Rodgers said. “That’s kind of the message I was conveying to them.”

Packers tight end Marcellus Bennett reiterated Rodgers’ opinion: “What we thought was f—ed up was that he was celebrating that play,” he said. “You get your ass kicked, you took a cheap shot and you celebrate when a guy goes down. That’s what really pissed us off.”

On Friday morning, an NFL spokesman said Trevathan’s hit is being assessed for potential discipline.

Trevathan was penalized for unnecessary roughness, but was not ejected.

Referee John Hussey said after the game in a pool report conducted by ESPN that he “just didn’t see enough to have it rise to that level [of an ejection].”

“He was being stood up; that’s when 59 [Trevathan] came in, and what I felt was 59 came in and hit a defenseless player in the helmet area unnecessarily,” Hussey said.

Green Bay also lost running back Ty Montgomery to broken ribs on the first drive of the game.

The Packers (3-1, 1st in NFC North) next visit the Dallas Cowboys on Oct. 8, while the Bears (1-3, 4th in NFC North) will host the Minnesota Vikings on Oct. 9.

GREEN BAY, WI – DECEMBER 11: Davante Adams #17 of the Green Bay Packers catches a pass for a touchdown during the game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lambeau Field on December 11, 2016 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)