CINCINNATI — Chase Brown’s latest landing celebration got here with a price ticket.
The NFL fined the Bengals working again $5,481 for leaping into the famed Salvation Military kettle at AT&T Stadium following a landing reception in Cincinnati’s 27-20 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night time.
Brown mentioned that when he was rising up he noticed different gamers, reminiscent of Cowboys working again Ezekiel Elliott, hop into the kettle after discovering the top zone throughout the vacation season. Nonetheless, Brown mentioned he didn’t know that it may value him. When knowledgeable after the sport that the celebration may warrant a superb, his eyes widened and his smile dropped. For a second, anyway.
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“I haven’t got sufficient cash to pay that s—,” he mentioned with amusing.
Gamers should not allowed to make use of props in landing celebrations. In 2023, NBC Sports activities famous that the NFL has been inconsistent in its punitive actions for gamers utilizing the Salvation Military’s purple kettle as a part of a landing celebration. Some are fined however not penalized. Others are ignored altogether.
Brown was not referred to as for a penalty following his 19-yard landing reception within the second quarter. Initially, officers dominated that he stepped out of bounds. However after a video evaluation, he was deemed to have toed the sideline till he crossed the top zone after which leaped into the kettle. It was contained in the kettle, he mentioned, that he realized the play won’t stand.
Cincinnati had two different fines within the contest. Linebacker Germaine Pratt was docked $16,883 for a hip-drop deal with. Security Geno Stone was fined $22,511 for pointless use of the helmet. Each actions had been dedicated towards Cowboys working again Rico Dowdle. Neither was penalized throughout the recreation.
Security Donovan Wilson was the one Cowboys participant fined for actions within the recreation. He owes $16,883 for a hip-drop deal with towards Bengals tight finish Tanner Hudson.
No superb was given for grabbing the face masks of Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow, a play that additionally wasn’t penalized.
