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Nov 24, 2022; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys tight end Sean McKeon (84) and tight end Peyton Hendershot (89) and tight end Dalton Schultz (86) celebrates a touchdown against the New York Giants by jumping in the Salvation Army Kettle during the second half of the game between the Cowboys and the Giants at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
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Nov 24, 2022; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys tight end Sean McKeon (84) and tight end Peyton Hendershot (89) and tight end Dalton Schultz (86) celebrates a touchdown against the New York Giants by jumping in the Salvation Army Kettle during the second half of the game between the Cowboys and the Giants at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
The Dallas Cowboys have had a week of sorts. With superstar free agent Odell Beckham Jr. visiting, Jerry Jones was very close to getting his dream receiver to land a deal in Dallas. However, citing issues with his recovery, they passed on him. The Cowboys had a super showing on Monday night as they stepped all over the Colts. The celebrations of this huge stat pad win for Dallas were, however short-lived as the NFL swamped the franchise with all kinds of fines.
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Cowboys’ player, Trevon Diggs, also caught individual fines for multiple reasons. Along with this, other franchises in the NFL also picked up multiple fines. Safe to say it was a busy week for the NFL officials as they monitored the collection of these funds.
Dallas Cowboys pick up fines
The Cowboys’ O-line personnel, Ezekiel Elliott and Dak Prescott were the flag bearers for the Cowboys’ fines. Their signature celebration was back in the mix and they caught all the attention for it. In their thumping win, Prescott and Elliott brought back the kettle celebration.
The NFL hit the duo with fines worth close to $27,000 for this celebration. While it may not be heavy on the pocket for them, it just adds to the NFL’s narrative of being the no-fun league as they fined them for something that isn’t causing harm in any way. The duo just entered the Salvation Army kettle placed at the end of the touchline and this triggered the officials.
The NFL fined #Cowboys QB Dak Prescott and RB Ezekiel Elliott $13,261 each for unsportsmanlike conduct – their Zeke-In-The-Box celebration with the Salvation Army kettle after Elliott’s touchdown late in last week’s blowout win over the #Colts.
No flag was thrown. pic.twitter.com/HyHX9WCFZr
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) December 10, 2022
This wasn’t the only fine for the Cowboys. Trevon Diggs also caught a heft fine. However, this one was for the breaching of the uniform. He responded to Eagles’ Darius slay as they both found a common annoyance towards the league’s fines. He got fined around $20,000 for uniform-related violations, which was a bit much.
I got fined 5k for having my shirt out.. got fined 15k for socks.. socks bro.. 😒 https://t.co/hySno63emz
— Trevon Diggs (@TrevonDiggs) December 11, 2022
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While it may be a small percentage of his earnings, it’s still a good amount being charged for something that isn’t too harmful again.
Fines for everyone
The Cowboys game wasn’t the only event that made the NFL richer in fine collection. The Bengals and Saints also drew fines. Bengals’ safety Jessie Bates was fined $50,000 for faking an injury late in the first half. He took a knee with some time remaining in the game in order to enable more substitutions for the game. Along with him, even the Saints’ defensive end, caught a fine. Cam Jordan was also fined for faking an in-injury against the Bucs.
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The NFL has been getting stricter by the day. They keep getting harder on the players as they keep collecting funds and improving their wealth.
