An appeals officer rescinded the $14,926 fine the NFL imposed on the San Francisco 49ers' Kyle Juszczyk for what it thought was a distasteful celebration of chugging a beer. The fine was withdrawn "because his celebration was simulating drinking a juice box, not a beer."
Juszczyk immediately pushed back against the fine on social media and held a media session with a jug labeled "Not Beer." He said his appeal hearing "seemed like it went well" and believed "things are going to work out OK."
Juszczyk explained that he has been doing a celebration mimicking drinking juice for many years. He noted his thigh pads feature a juice box and fans chant "Juice" when he makes a big play. Even if it was beer, he didn't believe a fine would be appropriate given the NFL's beer endorsements.
An appeals officer also rescinded a $13,611 fine given to Dallas Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson for what the NFL said was his "imitation of shotgunning a beer." Ferguson argued it was his Gatorade celebration he had done previously in practice.
Source: ESPN NFL · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing