Giants’ Beckham is fined for celebration
New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has been fined $12,154 by the NFL for his dog-like touchdown celebration Sunday.
Beckham got down on all fours and pretended to urinate like a dog after catching a fourth-quarter touchdown pass in a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
He was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct for the celebration and met a few days later with co-owner John Mara, who was unhappy with Beckham’s behavior.
Also in that game, Eagles running back LeGarrette Blount was fined $9,115 for taunting. New York Jets rookie safety Jamal Adams and Minnesota cornerback
Xavier Rhodes were docked the same amount for taunting.
Jets linebacker Darron Lee
drew an $18,231 fine for a late hit on Miami quarterback Jay Cutler. Seattle cornerback Richard
Sherman was fined $12,154 for unnecessary roughness, while Denver’s Will Parks was docked $9,115, also for unnecessary roughness. League investigates threats:
The Tennessee Titans informed the NFL about the death threats to Pro Bowl tight end Delanie Walker and his family because of the anthem protests.
The league said its security department is investigating.
Walker disclosed the threats Thursday night in a post shared on social media. Walker told fans upset by the protests that they didn’t have to go to the games if they felt disrespected.
“We had a discussion about it and have turned it over to the NFL, and will let them deal with
it,” coach Mike Mularkey said. Bears mull options: If there is a change coming at starting quarterback for the Chicago Bears, it will be after a weekend away from football. A day after Thursday’s 35-14 loss to the Green Bay Packers, coach John Fox called it too early to make announcements on removing starting quarterback Mike Glennon in favor of rookie Mitchell Trubisky or veteran Mark Sanchez.
“I think, as I’ve referenced, the quarterback gets a lot more credit and a lot more blame than they deserve,” Fox said. “We’re looking at everything and we’re not in a big rush to do anything about it because we don’t have a game until next Monday night.”
The Bears (1-3) resume play at Soldier Field on Oct. 9 against the Minnesota Vikings.