Cowboys: NFL forces Dak Prescott to put his money where his mouth is
The NFL is fining Dallas Cowboys' tight ends Peyton Hendershot, Dalton Schultz, Sean McKeon, and Jake Ferguson for their touchdown celebration during Thanksgiving's win over the New York Giants. The self-nicknamed "Four Horsemen" organized a touchdown celebration in which three of the tight ends jumped into the Salvation Army's red kettle while Hendershot – who […]
The NFL is fining Dallas Cowboys' tight ends Peyton Hendershot, Dalton Schultz, Sean McKeon, and Jake Ferguson for their touchdown celebration during Thanksgiving's win over the New York Giants.
The self-nicknamed "Four Horsemen" organized a touchdown celebration in which three of the tight ends jumped into the Salvation Army's red kettle while Hendershot – who scored the touchdown running the football – hit them with a football pretending to be playing whack-a-mole.
It was creative, epic, and fun. But the NFL is known as the No Fun League for a reason, so the Cowboys' tight ends were fined a combined $27 thousand.
Fortunately for the young players, they're not expected to pay by themselves. At least not judging by Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott's comments after the win.
"They were worried about getting fined or getting a penalty," Prescott told reporters after Dallas' eighth win of the season. "We said to make sure you are up two touchdowns. We have a couple of guys that can help with the fines, so go for it.”
Who those "couple of guys" are exactly is unknown, but one would assume the Cowboys quarterback was talking about himself and other of the highest-paid players on the roster. Unfortunately, the league is going to make him live up to his word.
The Cowboys' four tight ends have been highly successful for Kellen Moore's offense as the team runs four-tight end sets in the red zone often. Only the Cowboys and the New Orleans Saints have used such personnel groupings.
The unit's success has been predicated on the young players' versatility to block and catch. Ferguson has been the best one behind Schultz as the fourth-round rookie has proven capable of producing yards after the catch.
The Cowboys' position group is having fun. But sometimes that comes at a price as the NFL reminded them this weekend.
Boo, Goodell.
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