Antonio Brown fined more than $11K for wild goal post TD celebration
Straddling the goal post has cost Antonio Brown over $11,000.
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John Breech
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Antonio Brown took touchdown celebrations to a new level Sunday when he gave a giant bear hug to the goal post after returning a punt 71 yards for a score in the Steelers' 45-10 victory over the Colts.
That bear hug didn't come cheap, though; Brown revealed Wednesday that he was fined $11,576 by the NFL for the celebration.
"I got a little fine for it," Brown told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "They [the NFL] didn't like it too much."
Antonio Brown's epic goalpost celly pic.twitter.com/rqLRyjKD2V
— The Cauldron (@TheCauldron) December 7, 2015
Although the league might not have liked the celebration, everyone else seemed to, even if there was some confusion about what exactly Brown was trying to do.
Was it a bear hug? Was he doing a Spider-Man impression? Was it an homage to Mario Bros.?
ICYMI: 8-Bit Antonio Brown goalpost jumping, Super Mario Bros style (via @TheCauldron) pic.twitter.com/aJ3YUqYCF3
— Benstonium (@Benstonium) December 8, 2015
Or maybe The Notebook?
The goal post definitely outacts Gosling here, but I'll take McAdams over Antonio Brown. (via @ekaycbs) pic.twitter.com/MAA8YzdWWn
— John Breech (@johnbreech) December 7, 2015
Either way, Brown now has been the victim of two of the most unusual fines ever handed out.
Antonio Brown is always abusing inanimate objects like goalposts and the Cleveland Browns. pic.twitter.com/ejGiVrVcOS
— SportsPickle (@sportspickle) December 7, 2015
In 2014, Brown was fined a little more than $8,000 for kicking Browns punter Spencer Lanning in the face.
