Antonio Brown’s flamboyant touchdown celebration on Sunday Night Football didn’t just hurt him below the belt. It also hurt him in the wallet, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
NFL fines Antonio Brown for humping a goalpost
The No Fun League strikes again.
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On Wednesday, the NFL fined Brown $11,576 Wednesday for jumping onto and then straddling the goalpost after he ran back a 71-yard punt return touchdown in the Pittsburgh Steelers' 45-10 win over the Indianapolis Colts Sunday night.
It was Brown’s fourth punt return touchdown of his career, and it earned him AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors.
This isn’t the first time the NFL has fined Brown for what it deems to be excessive on-field behavior. Last season, the league docked him $8,268 for kicking Cleveland Browns punter Spencer Lanning in the head during a failed hurdle attempt. Brown was also whistled for unnecessary roughness on the play.
No respect for punters. pic.twitter.com/YITRObsTwG
— Steve Noah (@Steve_OS) September 7, 2014 In total, Brown has been fined on five previous occasions during his six-year career. It's the second time he's been disciplined for taunting after returning a punt for a touchdown (the NFL hit him with a $10,000 penalty in 2012 for running backwards into the end zone).
Though Brown is out more than $11,000 this week, it's a price he's probably willing to pay for helping propel the Steelers to victory.
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