Last month, the NFL fined Denver Broncos inside linebacker Josey Jewell $13,659 for unsportsmanlike conduct against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 8. His offense: celebrating a sack with finger guns.
Jewell is nicknamed “The Outlaw,” so he celebrates big plays by pretending to fire pistols into the air. The league initially held a stance that “any act resembling shooting a gun” would result in a fine.
After appealing, however, Jewell had his fine rescinded (perhaps in part because his finger guns are never pointed at an individual).
“The finger guns — we’re good now, we’re good now,” Jewell said during an interview with DNVR Broncos on Tuesday. “We went in, we talked to the people with the NFL and they said it should be good now.
“The fine got taken away and I’m assuming — they didn’t say like, ‘Hey, it’s a warning,’ they said, ‘Hey you’re good to go, the fine got taken away.’ So I’m like, ‘OK, I’m going to let ’em go now.’ So we should be good.”
The fine was rescinded before Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers and Jewell promptly used finger guns at least three times in Week 14. The Broncos even used a photo of the celebration on social media, a sure sign that the celebration is no longer frowned upon.
“The Outlaw” is back, and he’s bringing his finger guns.
