Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson just got his $13,611 fine rescinded for that Week 2 touchdown celebration, and dude, his explanation for it is absolutely wild. The NFL initially slapped him with the fine after a move they called “offensive” and a “vulgar act,” but after a review, that money is going right back in his pocket. Seriously, you can’t make this stuff up.
The “Illegal Celebration” That Had Everyone Talking
Back on September 20, after scoring a touchdown in the team’s win over Washington, Ferguson used the football to seemingly pretend to shotgun a beer. The league quickly jumped on it, calling it an “illegal celebration” and hitting him with that hefty $13,611 fine. Fans everywhere were quick to point out the hypocrisy, right? Beer companies are massive NFL sponsors, plastered all over stadiums, in every commercial break, and teams even have their own partnerships. Yet, a player *pretending* to shotgun one gets fined? It was a head-scratcher for sure.
Gatorade, Not Beer, Apparently
Ferguson wasn’t having it and said he’d appeal the fine. And here’s where it gets truly wild. The appeals officer, jointly appointed by the NFL and the players union, reversed the decision. Why? Because Ferguson argued he wasn’t shotgunning an imaginary beer at all. Nope. He was chugging an ice-cold invisible *Gatorade*. He even backed it up by explaining he’d shotgunned actual Gatorade in practice multiple times, and get this, NFL insider Adam Schefter reported the team had even documented it on social media previously. Case closed! It’s an all-time move, honestly. You know what’s even crazier? 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk also had his Week 2 fine rescinded, explaining *his* celebration was a pretend juice box, a reference to his nickname. The league is just accepting these explanations!
What About the Others?
Here’s the kicker: Colts guard Matt Goncalves pulled a similar celebration in Week 2, and Cowboys tight end Brevyn Spann-Ford even joined in on Ferguson’s. Both of *them* were also fined. The big question now is whether their fines have been rescinded too. And if they have, what non-offensive, family-friendly beverage will *they* claim they were chugging? This whole thing is just peak NFL. Can’t wait to see what wild celebrations and even wilder explanations pop up next.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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