Patrick Mahomes acquired an enormous penalty for a recreation, however not for a play … so far as the refs had been involved, it was far more ominous.
The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs QB was fined simply over $14,000 for what officers referred to as a “violent gesture” towards the top of the sport in opposition to Buffalo final Sunday.
Mahomes had simply thrown a landing move and determined to rejoice by utilizing his fingers to imitate the firing of a gun.
The NFL fined #Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes $14,069 for unsportsmanlike conduct (violent gesture) as he celebrated a landing move final week in Buffalo … pic.twitter.com/dXgnmYJSYp
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) November 23, 2024
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It isn’t the primary unsportsmanlike conduct with which P.M.’s been hit … he was fined $50,000 final December for “verbally abusing” an official. It is attention-grabbing, that recreation was additionally in opposition to the Payments and the Chiefs ended up dropping.
Quick ahead to final Sunday … it did not go any higher for the Chiefs …. they misplaced by a rating of 30 – 21. This was the Chiefs first lack of the season.
Chiefs head coach Andy Reid acquired a $100,000 high quality from the identical recreation for publicly criticizing an official.
Excellent news for Patrick … for him, the high quality’s chump change.
