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Marcus Peters fined $14K for beer-chugging celebration vs. Bills

Ravens cornerback Marcus Peters had one expensive beer in the stands, getting fined more than $14,000 for a celebration against the Bills

You thought the beer at your favorite stadium was expensive? Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marcus Peters paid more than $14,000 for his and I don’t think much of it actually made it in his mouth.

Peters sealed Baltimore’s Week 14 win over the Buffalo Bills with a key fourth-down stop at the end of the game. In celebration, Peters hopped into the stands, grabbed a fan’s beer and poured it into his mouth. In turn, the NFL fined him $14,037 for the celebration, according to the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

While the league has relaxed in some capacity on celebrations, they clearly couldn’t let players get away with chugging a beer in the stands. Still, it seems a little expensive given how harmless the celebration was and that it didn’t draw a flag in the game. Still, Peters had a little fun at the expense of the fine, taking to Twitter after it was announced.

But if Peters keeps making big enough plays to warrant fines for celebrations, he’ll have plenty of money to pay them with his next contract. Peters is set to hit free agency this offseason and is likely to cash in as one of the highest-paid cornerbacks in the league thanks to yet another season in which he posted multiple pick-sixes.

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12 Browns fined for their roles in the Week 11 brawl with the Steelers

12 Browns fined for their roles in the Week 11 brawl with the Steelers

A total of 12 different Cleveland Browns players received fines for their actions in the brawl at the end of the team’s Week 11 game with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

That total includes Myles Garrett, who received a $45,623 fine for his role as one of the two primary combatants. Steelers QB Mason Rudolph received a $50,000 fine, the largest amount levied.

Larry Ogunjobi was initially fined as well, but his fine was rescinded upon his unsuccessful suspension appeal. The defensive tackle will miss Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins.

There were 33 total players fined, as well as $250,000 penalties assessed to both teams. All of the other Browns were fined $3,507 for entering the fighting area. The Steelers had 19 players fined for that same violation.

The full list, courtesy of Tom Pelissero on Twitter: