ESPN - Report: Owens hit with $10K fine for waving towel - NFL Once again,
Terrell Owens' NFL touchdown celebrations cost him. The flamboyant
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver was fined $10,000 for violating league uniform and equipment rules by the NFL, The Dallas Morning News reported Thursday.
The newspaper said that Owens was penalized for waving a personalized towel during Dallas' 38-17 win over Philadelphia on Sunday, a move that was picked up by television cameras.
It was the second time this season he's been fined for violating league rules after a touchdown.
Earlier this season, Owens was fined $7,500 for a celebration that included using the goal post and football to poke fun at the
New England Patriots' spying scandal during Dallas' 37-20 victory over Miami this past Sunday.
The newspaper quoted the Cowboys wide receiver as saying the league has squeezed much of the fun out of the game for him and many others.
"It's stuff like that," Owens told the Morning News. "People try to make a big deal out of it. It's not any different than
Chad [Johnson] going to the sidelines and taking [out] a coat. All I had was a little towel, and now they want to make that into a big deal."
I am still not thrilled TO is on my team.
But this is a joke...a complete joke. I love the new no-nonsense policy the NFL has with off-field issues. I can see why they've made changes to the celebrations. But this is gone too far.
If you didn't see it, after TO scored...on the
sidelines...he had some personalized Cowboys towel and was waving it at the stands/camera. I thought it was nothing...apparently the NFL did not.
