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49ers' Kyle Juszczyk player fined $15k for using 'offensive' drinking celebration

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A football player for the National Football League was fined thousands of dollars after the league said a touchdown celebration took imagery of a drinking an alcoholic beverage. San Francisco 49ers player fined nearly $15K The San Francisco 49ers took on the Miami Dolphins Sunday at Levi Stadium in …

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  1. Independent Journal Review

    49ers' Juszczyk fined $14,926 for beer-chugging celebration (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    The NFL fined 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk $14,926 for a touchdown celebration it said imitated chugging a beer and was in poor taste. Juszczyk, whose “Juice” nickname inspired the gesture, has appealed the fine.

  2. NBC News

    49ers’ Kyle Juszczyk fined nearly $15K after NFL says he pretended to chug beer on field (opens NBC News)

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    The NFL fined San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk for an alleged act of “offensive demonstration” — when the league says he feigned chugging a brew in the end zone to celebrate a touchdown.

  3. Newsweek

    NFL Hits 49ers' Kyle Juszczyk With Hefty Fine Over Controversial Celebration (opens Newsweek)

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    49ers star FB Kyle Juszczyk was hit with a hefty NFL fine over a touchdown celebration the league called 'poor taste.'

  4. Fox News

    NFL fines player nicknamed 'Juice' $14,926 for using a drinking celebration, calling it offensive (opens Fox News)

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    Kyle Juszczyk is appealing a $14,926 NFL fine for his 'drinking' TD celebration against the Dolphins, which the league called an offensive demonstration.

  5. New York Post

    Kyle Juszczyk claps back at NFL for absurd $15k fine for pretending to drink juice (opens New York Post)

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    Kyle Juszczyk’s chugging celebration is a staple for 49ers fans. Whenever Juszczyk gets the ball at Levi’s Stadium, he’s welcomed by “Juiiiicceee” chants from the home crowd. The veteran fullback responded to the NFL’s $14,926 fine for the longtime chugging celebration — and he came with receipts.

  6. New York Post

    NFL official sponsor weighs in on Kyle Juszczyk wild $15k fine (opens New York Post)

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    Bud Light has weighed in on the NFL fining 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk nearly $15,000 — well, sort of. George Kittle, a close friend and teammate of Juszczyk’s, confirmed the report that the 49ers fullback doesn’t drink beer. Bud Light is an official NFL sponsor.

  7. WFMZ Allentown

    Kyle Juszczyk gets fined for chugging celebration that NFL says was beer and he says was juice (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The NFL fined San Francisco 49ers All-Pro fullback Kyle Juszczyk for what it deemed an “offensive” celebration similar to one he had been doing for several years with no issues.

  8. Fox News

    Kyle Juszczyk responds to beer fine by explaining in detail his celebration is about his nickname – Juice (opens Fox News)

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    Kyle Juszczyk says his touchdown celebration is about drinking juice, not beer, and George Kittle jokingly wants to change his teammate's nickname.

  9. Newsweek

    NFL World Slams Hypocritical Celebration Fine on 49ers Fan-Favorite (opens Newsweek)

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    The NFL world online has criticized the league for fining San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk for a drinking celebration.

  10. New York Post

    49ers’ Kyle Juszczyk, wife Kristin with legendary mockery of NFL making $15K glass of juice (opens New York Post)

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    After a long and exhausting day, sometimes all you need is a little bit of juice. Making a fresh cup of juice is exactly what Kyle and his wife, Kristin Juszczyk, did after they found out early Thursday that he was being fined $14,926 over his touchdown celebration, where he pretends to chug a bottl…

  11. Breitbart News

    Bud Light Responds After NFL Fines 49ers’ Kyle Juszczyk for 'Beer-Chug' Celebration (opens Breitbart News)

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    Bud Light spoke up after the NFL fined San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk $14,926 for a touchdown celebration the league said looked like he was chugging a beer. The exchange started with a gesture Juszczyk made after scoring against

  12. Omaha World-Herald

    Chugging fines (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    The NFL fined San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk and Indianapolis Colts guard Matt Goncalves for what it called beer-chugging celebrations after touchdowns, ESPN reported Thursday.

  13. The Daily Caller

  14. ABC 13 Houston

    San Francisco 49er Kyle Juszczyk gets fined for chugging celebration that NFL says was beer and he says was juice (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    The NFL fined San Francisco 49ers All-Pro fullback Kyle Juszczyk for what it deemed an “offensive” celebration

  15. New York Post

    NFL’s double standard over 49ers fullback’s ‘beer’ fine leaves bad taste (opens New York Post)

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    We’re throwing the flag on the NFL for this one. Unsportsmanlike hypocrisy. And after further review, the ruling stands. San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk gestures after a play against the Miami Dolphins during the second half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Sept. 20, 2026.

  16. KTVU San Francisco

    49ers' Kyle Juszczyk player fined $15k for using 'offensive' drinking celebration (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    A football player for the National Football League was fined thousands of dollars after the league said a touchdown celebration took imagery of a drinking an alcoholic beverage. San Francisco 49ers player fined nearly $15K The San Francisco 49ers took on the Miami Dolphins Sunday at Levi Stadium in …

  17. Blaze Media

    NFL fines player for 'beer' chug celebration — but what happened right after proves the league's hypocrisy (opens Blaze Media)

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    Multiple NFL players were fined this week for what the league called a celebration made "in poor taste." Unfortunately for the NFL, the moments that transpired afterward made it incredibly easy to mock the league's front office as hypocritical.

  18. Newsweek

    49ers’ Kyle Juszczyk Trolls the NFL After Getting Hit With Brutal Fine (opens Newsweek)

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    San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk made his case for innocence after being hit with a rough fine by the NFL.

  19. Newsweek

    49ers’ Kyle Juszczyk Hit With Double NFL Punishment for Actions vs Dolphins (opens Newsweek)

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    San Francisco 49ers Pro Bowl fullback Kyle Juszczyk was fined twice by the NFL for celebrations the league found offensive.

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