A pair of Denver Broncos defenders were fined by the NFL during their bye week break over the weekend.
Broncos inside linebacker Josey Jewell and defensive lineman Zach Allen were both fined $13,659 for unsportsmanlike conduct against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 8, according to ESPN’s Jeff Legwold and others.
After Jewell sacked Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes in the third quarter, the linebacker — nicknamed “The Outlaw” — celebrated by pretending to shoot in the air with finger guns. Allen joined in with his own finger guns.
As Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports pointed out on Twitter/X, the NFL will fine players for “any act resembling shooting a gun.”
The NFL fined Broncos Josey Jewell and Zach Allen $13,659 each for unsportsmanlike conduct following this Mahomes sack. Any act resembling shooting a gun will get you fined. pic.twitter.com/BBsx07qbub
— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) November 4, 2023
The play was negated by a defensive holding penalty called against Denver’s secondary, so the sack does not count toward Jewell’s stats. The linebacker officially finished the game with five tackles, one pass breakup and one forced fumble. Allen totaled four tackles and a half-sack in a 24-9 win.
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