Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon undoubtedly has a fine letter coming his way this week after his coin-flip celebration mocked the NFL.
But Chad Johnson has his back.
Mixon, like many fans in the crowd, was taking a shot at the NFL for their last-second rule creation that implemented a coin flip to decide home-field advantage if the Bengals had lost to the Ravens on Sunday.
Asked about the creative touchdown celebration in which Mixon pulled a coin from his glove and flipped it while trolling the NFL, the star running back said Chad would be there to help out.
The Athletic’s Paul Dehner Jr. captured the moment with Mixon:
Joe Mixon said they saw the tweet from @ochocinco on doing the coin flip celebration and loved it.
"I was like, I might get fined for that."
Heard Chad tweeted he would pay it, said he planned to reach out.
"If he said it publicly, I'm sure he's a man of his word."
— Paul Dehner Jr. (@pauldehnerjr) January 8, 2023
Mixon says he actually saw the celebration idea from Chad on Twitter, too.
Rest assured Chad was quick to back that up on Twitter:
Whatever fine is imposed from the league office i will be reimbursing Joe Mixon & anyone else implicated in the beat celebration this year‼️
— Chad Johnson (@ochocinco) January 8, 2023
It’s especially cool from the Bengals team ambassador because historically, using a “prop” for a celebration has been a very, very expensive thing for players to do.
Given the league itself was the target of the celebration, Chad’s going to want to have his checkbook out and ready.
