NFL Fans Confused After Unusual Celebration Costs Cowboys Players a Collective Fine of More Than $27,000

The Dallas Cowboys rejoiced when they defeated the New York Giants on Thanksgiving. The Cowboys scored three touchdowns back-to-back in the second half of the game. Dallas won by a score of 28-20 and moved to 8-3. It was a great day for Dallas.

However, the league levied many fines on the tight ends of the team for their extraordinary celebration. This viral feat gained a lot of attention on Twitter, where NFL fans openly expressed their displeasure with the league.

Dallas hosted the Giants at Arlington on the eve of Thanksgiving. Both the teams were 7-3 and were thirsty to win the NFC East crown.  

Peyton Henderson, a 23-year-old tight end, scored a two-yard touchdown. To celebrate that, tight ends Dalton Schultz, Jake Ferguson, Peyton Hendershot, and Sean McKeon jumped into the kettle to play the game of Whack-A-Mole celebration in the Salvation Army bucket. 

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The kettle celebration has become a tradition for the Cowboys. Although the team members know that the celebration will have consequences, they happily pay their fines and also enjoy the extra attention the charity gets.

The action drew a fine of $27,000. Ferguson was fined $4,895, Hendershot $3,944, and McKeon $4,994, while Schultz was penalized $13,261. The celebration was something that the fans loved, but the league reprimanded it. Dak Prescott, the lead QB, said that the teammates will look after the fine. 

The Cowboys’ penalties celebration left fans confused

This fan thought the players did not deserve the fine.

Another fan tweeted:

This fan asked an important question:

Another fan could not understand the penalty.

This fan loved the unique celebration.

A fan commented:

Since the NFL is a 510 (c) (3) Corporation, the league can definitely look out to donate the money to charity. The Thanksgiving game was the most watched regular season game. It attracted over 42 million viewers.

Elliott Ezekiel is infamous for using the red kettle as a ‘prop.’ In 2016, he hid inside the kettle and in 2018, he dropped Prescott in it. The whole point of the stint is to garner attention for the noble cause. And since the players do such funny activities around it, the mission of bringing attention to the Salvation Army gets accomplished.

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