Posted on 01/13/2005 11:56:03 AM PST by TheBigB
Randy Moss has been told he will be fined $10,000 for his end-zone celebration, a Vikings source told ESPN's Chris Mortenson on Thursday.
NFL officials would not confirm or deny the report.
Moss caught a touchdown pass in the fourth quarter of the Vikings' 31-17 win over the Packers on Sunday and headed toward the goalpost. He then turned his back to the Lambeau Field crowd, bent over and pantomimed pulling down his pants.
Moss didn't practice with the Vikings on Wednesday because of a sprained right ankle, but he's listed as probable for Sunday's playoff game at Philadelphia.
Sunday night, an NFL spokesman told ESPN's Chris Mortensen: "Randy Moss can expect to be hearing from us."
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Chump change for a chump!
Dare him to do it in Philly.
Randy Moss made me an instant Eagles fan--and I *hate* the Eagles.
Pocket change.
Ten thousand bucks for bending your knees and lowering your trunk while keeping you clothes on? Yeesh.
How much are they fining him for the hair?
I heard that when the opposing team loses at that stadium a crowd gathers as their bus is leaving and moons them- Maybe Moss experienced this and was giving it back to them.
This sheds a little different light on the story if true, and answers why he would think of doing such a gesture.
I guess Moss gets the last laugh here. Not only is his contract too huge to feel a tiny sanction like that, but his team won the game. He was tasteless, but I guess that's just sports.
He's a F'n punk hiding his punkassness behind the color of his skin! What a total and complete disgrace to all.
He's sticking with the Green Bay tradition, though.
What's this all about? I don't follow baseball. [grin]
The hair is its own penalty.
I think he is hilarious.
You raise an interesting point (which runs the risk of being obliterated by the Moderators).
A meaningless gesture by the NFL.
It usually is TRUTH which evokes strong reaction.
Ignorance, stupidity and a conceited heart often can be...
The fans deserved what he gave em.
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