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Joe Mixon risks the NFL’s wrath by proposing a COIN TOSS to decide whether to pay his ‘crazy’ $13,000 fine… after the league took umbrage at his TD celebration mocking them over the Bengals’ controversial decision -Ravens
- Joe Mixon issued a coin toss challenge to the NFL over a fine for his celebration
- The running back held a coin toss celebration after scoring Sunday.
- Opposed the league’s proposal to decide the advantage for the wild card game
- The controversy was a moot point after the Bengals beat the Baltimore Ravens.
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Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon has issued a challenge to the NFL after it fined him for his ‘coin toss’ celebration.
Mixon held the touchdown celebration Sunday against Cincinnati to voice his clear opposition to the NFL’s proposed coin toss to decide home field advantage for Cincinnati’s wild-card game.
He used the celebration to criticize the league after it passed a resolution that would have used a coin toss to determine home-field advantage between the Bengals and Ravens in a potential wild-card matchup if Cincinnati lost to their rivals over the weekend. week.
Joe Mixon issued a challenge to the NFL after it fined him for his ‘coin toss’ celebration
The league responded by slapping him with a $13,261 fine for ‘wearing an accessory’ during his touchdown celebration.
But Mixon refused to let the issue slide, taking to Twitter to issue a challenge to the league, in the form of a coin toss.
“@NFL since y’all on the coin toss let’s do this,” Mixon tweeted Friday afternoon. ‘Let’s flip a coin to pay this crazy fine for expressing myself. If it comes out expensive, I’ll pay it. If tails, Roger G pays the money to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Cincinnati.
The running back challenged the NFL to a coin toss after he was fined for his celebration.
He claimed that if it fell tails, Roger Goodell (above) should pay the Cincinnati clubs the fine.
The coin-toss solution came about after the Bengals’ game against the Bills on Jan. 2 was postponed and ultimately canceled after Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin suffered a heart attack on the field during the first. bedroom.
While the rules originally called for winning percentage as a tiebreaker in the event of a canceled game, the NFL changed course to account for the Bengals-Bills no-contest.
And while the Bengals moved to 12-4 with their 27-16 win over Baltimore, making the coin toss controversy a moot point, Mixon didn’t miss an opportunity to troll the league in the first quarter. .
After scoring a one-yard touchdown with 1:11 remaining in the first quarter, Mixon pulled out a coin and tossed it into the air as his teammates gathered around.
He then faked kicking the coin into the crowd before kicker Evan McPherson made the extra point to give the team a 10-point lead.
Damar Hamlin, who is awake and responsive, went into cardiac arrest against the Bengals last week.
He then pretended to kick the coin into the crowd after performing his coin toss.
Mixon’s celebration violated a rule that prohibits the use of non-uniform accessories “on the field or sideline during play, other than the soccer ball after a play on goal or change of possession,” depending on your fine. letter.
While Cincinnati ended up handily winning the AFC North over Baltimore (10-7), the resolution made Sunday’s game mandatory to avoid a coin toss as the team would have been separated by mere percentage win points with a win. of the Ravens.
Mixon made it abundantly clear that he was not a fan of the resolution, criticizing the proposal last week. “So we don’t play by the rules anymore,” he tweeted.
Bengals coach Zac Taylor was also upset with the league’s decision to change its own rules.
The running back criticized the NFL for not following its own policy regarding canceled games.
Bengals coach Zac Taylor was equally displeased with the NFL’s coin toss ruling.
“It’s black and white, it’s in the rule book,” Taylor told reporters last Friday.
While Cincinnati was able to close out the division on Sunday, they still won’t escape the AFC North.
The Ravens will return to Paycor Field next Sunday night as both teams look for a trip to the divisional round.