Dallas Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson just got slapped with a hefty $13,611 fine for pretending to shotgun a beer after scoring a touchdown in Week 2 against the Commanders. This isn’t some old rule they’re dusting off, either. The NFL is suddenly issuing fines for *any* player miming a beverage celebration, assuming it’s always beer. Talk about a bizarre move.
The “No Fun League” Strikes Back, Out of Nowhere
This crackdown feels completely out of left field. Players have been doing these kinds of celebrations for ages without a peep from the league. There weren’t any offensive celebration fines in Week 1, or even during the preseason! Now, all of a sudden, the league is publishing a weekly list of fines that will apparently include “more than a few” players caught in this new net. It makes you wonder if anyone even put the players on fair notice that these fines were coming. It sure doesn’t seem like it.
A Baffling New Mandate With Zero Regard
Someone high up in the NFL must have noticed one of these celebrations in Week 1 and decided to drop the hammer immediately. They’re just issuing mandates and imposing fines, straight up, with zero regard for how the players, the media, or us fans are going to take it. It’s truly weird. To start cracking down on something that’s been happening for so long, and with such a steep price tag, without any clear warning just makes the league look clueless.
We’ll have to see if the NFL tries to clarify this bizarre rule, or if players just start getting more creative with their celebrations to avoid these outrageous fines. It’s a frustrating situation to watch unfold this early in the season.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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