CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers working again Rico Dowdle was fined by the NFL for his actions throughout a landing celebration in Sunday’s 16-13 upset of the Inexperienced Bay Packers at Lambeau Discipline.
Dowdle introduced the positive through social media on Wednesday night time. He additionally posted he has partnered with GoFundMe to make use of his positive cash for charity.
The positive, in accordance with a supply with data of the state of affairs, was $14,491. Dowdle’s agent, David Canter, introduced on social media that the positive could be appealed.
Dowdle celebrated his third-quarter landing with two pelvic thrusts as a number of teammates stood round him in the long run zone, a nod to a 2013 “Key & Peele” comedy sketch that joked two thrusts was acceptable however three crossed the road and would warrant a flag. Dowdle’s celebration drew a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty that led to the Panthers lacking the additional level kick.
Dowdle wrote on X that he began a GoFundMe. “After a lot thought I’ve launched a GoFundMe for my fines. Key mentioned I bought three pumps however I assume the NFL disagrees,” he wrote in a separate publish.
“Truly, 100% of what’s raised via this fundraiser will probably be despatched to 56-Youngsters’s House Society of North Carolina,” he added. “Youngsters’s House Society promotes the fitting of each little one to a everlasting, protected, and loving household. They focus on training and prevention applications, household preservation, and adoption and foster care. Let’s increase some cash.”
After Dowdle’s celebration was penalized, actor and comic Keegan-Michael Key, who wrote the sketch for Comedy Central, posted a video on Instagram later Sunday lamenting Dowdle being penalized regardless of doing solely two thrusts.
“Rico. Man, you bought robbed. You solely did two pumps,” Key mentioned. “I am sorry, man. Now I’ll have to put in writing a brand new sketch.”
In response to a supply, Dowdle’s teammates weren’t fined.
In the meantime, Dowdle missed Wednesday’s follow with a quad damage not associated to the celebration. Coach Dave Canales downplayed the damage, saying the staff was relying on the league’s third-leading rusher to play on Sunday towards the New Orleans Saints.
