Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb may have just set the bar for the most expensive wave in human history. His farewell gesture to Patriots’ CB Jalen Mills following the game-winning touchdown in Week 6 has earned him a fine from the NFL.
Dak Prescott hit Lamb for a 35-yard score in overtime to end Dallas’ hard-fought battle with New England last Sunday. CeeDee strutted into the endzone and then turned and waved to Mills, who had just given him a hard shove after the play was clearly over.
Naturally, only the Cowboys player is being penalized by the league.
For those that asked: No, Mills wasn’t fined for shoving Lamb at the end of the play.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 23, 2021
Leave it to Goodell’s office to punish a player for not retaliating physically when provoked. Instead, the NFL is continuing its silly crusade against taunting in 2021.
For Lamb, the $10k is chump change compared to his rookie contract as a former 1st-round pick. And if he keeps playing like he did last week, CeeDee isn’t going to be hurting anytime in the future.
The second-year receiver has emerged as the top receiver in Dallas’ offense. He’s 10th in receiving yards and tied for 10th in touchdowns among all NFL players right now.
It takes a week to fine the player??
Saw a similar play from a college game today (cannot recall which game). I believe it was an interceptionfor a pick 6 and the player was waving goodbye on his way to score.
Totay ridiculous fine
G-d damn you Goodell you are an A$$
Hole….
Vikings player throws his helmet after scoring on the last play but CeeDee gets fined for waving…??!! Such BS !!! Another example why so many people are done with the NFL!! Goodell needs to go!!
Todd, I don’t think it is a case of so many people being done with the NFL as it is Goodell having a perpetual Harde On for sticking it to the Boys every single chance he gets. Which is kind of insane given the revenue this franchise drives into the league. I don’t even know the guy and as a lifelong Cowboys fan I cannot stand what he does with fining and suspending our players. Watch what he does to Damontae Kazee for his DWI…