It was a high-stakes battle on Thanksgiving as the Cowboys and Chiefs faced off in Texas. Tight end Jake Ferguson got overexcited during the game and celebrated by jumping into the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Drum after scoring a touchdown. Over the years, the league has fined players for this.

According to Spotrac, his non-TD celebration will cost him more than twenty thousand dollars in fines next week. However, the league has been inconsistent in its handling of such Thanksgiving celebrations. And even if they fined Jake Ferguson, he wasn’t worried, as they have fined before already.

Back in 2022, all four tight ends of the Cowboys celebrated around the oversized red drum placed beyond the end zone. They brought attention to the league’s Salvation Army donation drive, but th

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