On Friday, the Eagles players and fans washed Philadelphia streets green as they celebrated their Super Bowl success. The parade had some standout as well as worrying moments with Eagles GM Howie Roseman hit with a beer can and Cooper DeJean, who took a Patrick Mahomes pick to the house, was also left with a scar thanks to his outfit. However, following the loud and colorful celebrations, two of their Super Bowl winners received news of hefty NFL fines.

The Eagles weren’t just making plays this season—they were also racking up fines left and right. At the start of the month, A.J. Brown had to cough up $11,255 for a facemask penalty in the second quarter of the NFC Championship game. Jalen Carter took the biggest hit of the game after getting slapped with a $17,445 for an open-handed blow to the head to Commanders center Tyler Biadasz in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, linebacker Oren Burks got flagged for using his helmet on a hit in the Wild Card game and had to pay $8,333 for it.

Now, following the Eagles’ dominant 40-22 Super Bowl win over the Chiefs, defensive tackle Milton Williams and rookie linebacker Jalyx Hunt have been fined for unsportsmanlike conduct.

Williams was fined $14,069 for unsportsmanlike conduct for using a prop. Williams dunked the football over the crossbar after his fourth-quarter strip sack on Patrick Mahomes, which also drew a flag. Williams ended up with two sacks during the game, helping the Eagles to the Super Bowl title. His performance in the game and throughout the season may also get him the hike he wants, so we believe the fine shouldn’t be too much of a bother to him.

Rookie Hunt was fined $5,690 for unsportsmanlike conduct for what the league termed a violent gesture. Hunt mimicked shooting off a bow and arrow after bringing down Mahomes with his teammate Josh Hunt. The fine will be incurred from his $795,000 rookie base salary in 2024. With this fine, the NFL continued its crackdown on players celebrating with “violent gestures.” However, Eagles defensive tackle Moro Ojomo joined Hunt’s celebration with a similar gesture but was not fined.

Meanwhile, there was another incident involving Hunt, where he nearly took out the referee. Following a sack of Mahomes alongside teammate Josh Sweat, Hunt celebrated with an air punch that just whisked past a nearby official’s face. Hunt had a rollercoaster rookie season but came alive in the playoffs.

He logged in 10 total tackles during the team’s postseason run while matching his regular-season sack total (1.5) in just four contests. Hunt signed a four-year contract with the Eagles for $5.6 million with just under $1 million guaranteed. So for now, he might want to be extra careful when it comes to racking up these fines.

At the end of the day, the NFL stays strict on celebrations, no matter how big the moment. But fines or not, the Eagles still got the last laugh—because when you win the Super Bowl, nothing else really matters. This win would have felt sweet considering how they fell to the Chiefs in the 2023 Super Bowl contest. For Jalen Hurts, who experienced both sides of the spectrum there is a world of difference between losing and winning a Super Bowl.

Jalen Hurts talks about the feeling of winning a Super Bowl

Two years ago, Hurts had cut a forlorn figure as the Eagles agonizingly lost to the Chiefs 38-35.  Reflecting on the heartbreak of Super Bowl LVII, Hurts admitted how it affected him. “Losing Super Bowl 57 to the Chiefs changed my soul. It was a transformation for me… My desire to win just burned like it never burned before.”

Hurts delivered an MVP performance against the Chiefs as he went 17-of-22 for 221 yards and two touchdowns with one interception while also adding 11 carries for 72 yards and a touchdown on the ground. Comparing the feeling of taking his team over the finish line, Hurts said, “The joy of winning [the Super Bowl] still had no comparison to the pain of losing it. Those things are still going to motivate me. All I think about is the effort, the hard work—the blood, sweat, and tears you invest in the game, hoping to be the last man standing. And we were. Nothing was given to us; we earned it through hard work.”

The Eagles will revel long in the glory of their Super Bowl success and their fans will hope it is the beginning of a new era laden with more success.