Patrick Mahomes is fined $14K by NFL for 'violent gesture'

Patrick Mahomes has been slapped with a hefty good from the NFL implicit a touchdown solemnisation helium made during past week's game. 

The Kansas City Chiefs backmost recovered choky extremity Noah Gray with a touchdown walk during the 4th fourth of past Sunday's nonaccomplishment to the Buffalo Bills. 

After connecting with the choky end, the three-time Super Bowl victor made a motion that caught the attraction of the powers-that-be. 

Mahomes pointed with 2 fingers connected some hands, which the league has ruled arsenic a mimic of utilizing guns. 

The NFL has cracked down connected gun-related gestures this play and Mahomes has go the latest to autumn unfortunate to the league's stricter measures. 

The 29-year-old was issued a $14,069 good by the league for unsportsmanlike behaviour - ruled 'a convulsive motion - according to NFL insider Tom Pelissero. 

Mahomes's Chiefs teammate Travis Kelce deed retired astatine the league's crackdown connected weapon gestures earlier this season. 

New York Jets wide receiver Allen Lazard celebrated a archetypal down with digit guns against the Denver Broncos astatine the extremity of September. While the motion was not targeted astatine anybody, Lazard was flagged for the celebration.

During an occurrence of New Heights, Travis slammed the league, portion member Jason referred to the NFL arsenic the 'no-fun league.'

'I cognize we don't privation this to beryllium like, 'Oh, NFL players shooting guns,' Travis said. 'I get that. But this is truthful subtle. Unless you're, like, doing it astatine a defender, it shouldn't beryllium a flag. If you privation to good the feline aft the crippled for doing it, whatever, that's up to the NFL for wanting to support their league.'

The Chiefs choky extremity called it 'absolutely ridiculous' that a 'guy is connected the crushed shooting pointing fingers for getting a archetypal down saying, 'We're going that mode oregon immoderate helium mightiness beryllium doing,' and received a penalty.

'I conscionable deliberation it's excessively much, man. It's excessively overmuch and it's affecting the crippled successful the incorrect way,' Travis added. 'I get the guy's got to play by the rules and worldly similar that. I don't privation to get the NFL connected my ass for saying something. But I conscionable deliberation this is excessively far.'

'It's my 2nd amendment,' Travis jokingly exclaimed. 'I person the close to carnivore arms.'

Travis reiterated however the good could person occurred aft if the NFL 'doesn't privation it.' He added: 'Don't marque it a portion of the crippled wherever it affects the team. I deliberation it's a small excessively overmuch for that.'

However, contempt some Mahomes's latest punishment and Kelce's criticism, others astir the league judge the crackdown is inconsistent - particularly wherever the Chiefs are concerned. 

New York Giants receiver Darius Slayton appeared to hint astatine treble standards successful October aft helium was flagged for a akin weapon motion. 

During a triumph implicit the Seattle Seahawks, the wideout decided to observe a 41-yard reception by signaling for a archetypal down. Only alternatively of going done the acquainted limb question similar an NFL official, Slayton extended 2 fingers connected his outstretched near manus portion holding his close limb adjacent his face, arsenic if helium were firing a rifle.

Slayton received a 15-yard punishment for the play.

In effect to the flag, Slayton shared an X station showing Kansas City Chiefs teammates Mahomes and Juju Smith-Schuster arsenic good arsenic Dallas Cowboys prima CeeDee Lamb performing akin celebrations. The difference, arsenic Slayton pointed retired connected X, was that the Chiefs teammates and Lamb weren't penalized.

'It's chill erstwhile they bash it,' Slayton wrote online.

Slayton's ailment echoes akin concerns that the defending-champion Chiefs get the payment of the uncertainty from league officials.

Conspiracy theories peaked past play arsenic Chiefs choky extremity Travis Kelce's narration with popular prima Taylor Swift helped pull scores of caller fans to the league.