The NFL unwittingly waded into a silly back-and-forth with Kyle Juszczyk on Thursday by fining him over a touchdown celebration that it says imitates "chugging a beer" which the league finds offensive while but San Francisco 49ers fullback has a pretty convincing explanation for:
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"Man, I feel like there's already been so much put out there," Juszczyk said while facing a scrum of reporters around his locker stall.
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"I don't know how else to say it.
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I wasn't drinking beer in my celebration.
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"I think you guys all know my nickname is 'Juice.'
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I have juice [inscribed] on my pads, and the stadium yells, 'Juice' when I catch the ball.
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"When I celebrate, I celebrate by drinking juice and it's been that way for years."
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That wasn't the NFL's interpretation when it sent Juszczyk an email telling him he's being fined $14,926 for what it described as, "an offensive demonstration" that could "reasonably be construed as being in poor taste."
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The celebration in question includes Juszczyk raising his hand to his mouth and acting as if he's drinking something.
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The league immediately decided Juszczyk was imitating drinking beer.
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"That's the other side of it, is I don't even drink beer," Juszczyk said.
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"I may be drinking like five times a year and always in the offseason, and it's usually with [teammate] George [Kittle] because he peer pressures me."
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Kittle, by the way, found this whole episode quite funny.
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Anyway, the tight end has called Juszczyk by his nickname for years.
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But know he's going to change that.
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"I think we're going to sign a petition," Kittle said.
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Niners quarterback quarterback Brock Purdy doesn't understand the fine because Juszczyk has been doing his drinking celebration for years and never been fined for it before.
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"Yeah, I've seen Juice do his celebration for like five years," Purdy said.
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"So I'm a little confused about that punishment he's dealing with."
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Purdy said head coach Kyle Shanahan has warned the players about violent acts in their celebrations or jumping on the goal post — looking at you, Stefon Diggs – but never has the Juszczyk celebration been mentioned.
"Juice, that's his name, he drinks a juice box after scoring a touchdown," Purdy said.
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"We're all confused and it [stinks] to be honest for him."
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This also kind of [stinks]: Juszczyk said he didn't find out from the league first.
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Shanahan found out first and told him early Thursday morning.
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"When Kyle told me that during breakfast, I thought maybe he was just messing with me," Juszczyk said.
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Look, the NFL has rules and some apply to improper celebrations.
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But to jump to conclusions that the intent of this celebration was to drink alcohol and specifically beer was a leap.
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Juszczyk confirmed he is appealing, as OutKick reported earlier.
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The appeal hearing is scheduled for Tuesday via Zoom.
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