Cowboys wide receivers CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens spent the offseason coordinating a new touchdown celebration. Just two weeks into the season, we’ve learned how the NFL feels about their gesture.
Lamb and Pickens were fined $14,491 each for what the league describes as unsportsmanlike conduct – violent gesture. The receivers displayed their new celebration in the fourth quarter after Pickens came down with a touchdown reception during Dallas’ Week 2 win over the New York Giants.
The NFL fined #Cowboys WRs CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens $14,491 each for unsportsmanlike conduct/violent gesture on this touchdown celebration last week.
Pickens was also fined another $14,491 for removing his helmet before leaving the field. No flags were thrown. pic.twitter.com/mgcgN3vhLg
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) September 20, 2025
The fines didn’t stop there for the receiving duo. Pickens also received a fine worth $14,491 for unsportsmanlike conduct- removal of helmet on the same fourth-quarter sequence. Meanwhile, Lamb was fined $11,593 for taunting in the second quarter.
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The combined total in fines for Lamb and Pickens is $55,066.
Lamb and Pickens first showcased their touchdown celebration during a Cowboys training camp practice in Oxnard, California.
Week 2 was full of action for those keeping track of player fines. New York Giants offensive lineman James Hudson III received a $12,172 fine for striking Cowboys pass rusher James Houston in the first quarter.
The NFL fined #Giants OL James Hudson $12,172 for unnecessary roughness on this play.
Hudson was flagged four times — including two personal fouls — on New York’s opening drive last week against Dallas. pic.twitter.com/U4QESvfjNr
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) September 20, 2025
Hudson notably incurred four penalties on the Giants’ first drive, an NFL record this century.
Giants pass rusher Brian Burns closed out the list with an $11,593 fine for taunting in the third quarter.
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