The NFL fined Philadelphia Eagles' wide receiver A.J. Brown $13,261 for unsportsmanlike conduct stemming from a naughty celebration against his former team last Sunday, the Tennessee Titans.
#Eagles WR A.J. Brown was fined $13,261 for unsportsmanlike conduct for spanking the goal post with his towel after a TD catch in last week's rout of the #Titans. The catch was reversed after review, but Brown scored again on the next snap.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 10, 2022
During the Eagles' 35-10 beatdown of the Titans, Brown celebrated a touchdown, which officials later overturned after review, by spanking the field goal post with a towel.
After the game, Brown told reporters it was a message to the Titans, where he played the first three seasons of his career before being dealt to Philly during the 2022 draft.
"Today I'm gonna have to give you this whooping, but I still love you," Brown told reporters.
"I'm gonna have to give you this whippin' but I still love you though." - A.J. Brown pic.twitter.com/mdygjThVXb
— O.J. Spivey (@OJPhilly) December 5, 2022
While Brown's touchdown was wiped off the scoreboard, thus voiding his celebration, the former Pro Bowler made up for it by scoring again on the very next play.
The first 41-yard touchdown didn't count, so A.J. Brown did it again, this one did count.pic.twitter.com/r2M7G2eEMP
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) December 4, 2022
Brown put on a show against his former squad. While frustrated Titans fans watched on from home, Brown bullied their team, catching eight of 10 targets for 119 yards and two touchdowns.
In his first season wearing the midnight green, Brown leads the Eagles in nearly every receiving category, including receiving yards (950), yards per reception (15.6), yards per game (79.2), and touchdowns (nine).
Meanwhile, Brown and fellow wideout DeVonta Smith have 61 catches on the year, tied for the team lead.
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