As part of this celebration last week, the NFL fined Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase $19,697 for unsportsmanlike conduct/violent gesture,” Pelissero tweeted. This sent the NFL community into a frenzy of misunderstanding and speculative thinking. The incident in question happened late in the first half of the Baltimore Ravens game last Thursday, after Chase scored a magnificent 41-yard touchdown.
In addition to his trademark “Griddy” dance, Chase celebrated by shaking hands with colleague Tee Higgins. Since the NFL hasn’t objected to “The Griddy” in the past, there has been conjecture that the fine may have been connected to the handshake, though the details are yet unknown. A lot of people have been questioning the consistency and transparency of the NFL’s penalisation procedure due to this uncertainty, which has sparked discussions on social media and sports talk shows.
