{"id":17283,"date":"2025-01-06T08:32:54","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T08:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=17283"},"modified":"2025-01-06T08:32:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T08:32:54","slug":"breaking-travis-kelce-2-chiefs-teammates-combine-for-over-33000-in-nfl-fines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=17283","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Travis Kelce &#038; 2 Chiefs Teammates Combine for Over $33,000 in NFL Fines"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div>\n<p>Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was fined for actions in Week 17, among others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Two things have been a near-guarantee each weekend of the 2024\u00a0NFL\u00a0regular season, a\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0victory and at least one KC fine from the prior game.<\/p>\n<p>Closing the book on Week 17, there were three Chiefs forfeitures to report\u00a0via the gameday accountability page. They were revealed on January 4, just before Week 18, with the headliner being\u00a0Travis Kelce\u2019s\u00a0$14,069 fine for \u201cunsportsmanlike conduct (use of prop).\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"ec0f9c679de2abb145ef7cbd6589c367\">\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>The NFL fined\u00a0#Chiefs\u00a0TE Travis Kelce $14,069 for unsportsmanlike conduct (use of prop) \u2014 dunking over the crossbar on Christmas in tribute to Tony Gonzalez after breaking his franchise TD record.<\/p>\n<p>Gonzalez posted he\u2019ll help with the fine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe NFL fined Chiefs TE Travis Kelce $14,069 for unsportsmanlike conduct (use of prop) \u2014 dunking over the crossbar on Christmas in tribute to Tony Gonzalez after breaking his franchise TD record,\u201d NFL Network insider\u00a0Tom Pelissero relayed on X, providing more information.<\/p>\n<p>He also noted that Gonzalez posted that he\u2019ll help Kelce pay the fine. Below was the X exchange.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongrats to my man @tkelce on becoming the all time @Chiefs leader in touchdowns!\u201d\u00a0Gonzalez wrote. \u201cKeep blazing trails my friend! [By the way] nice dunk\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/svg\/1f64c-1f3fd.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffd\" \/>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To which\u00a0Kelce responded: \u201cYou know I had to show love to the greatest of all time!!\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/svg\/1f64c-1f3fb.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffb\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/svg\/1f91f-1f3fb.svg\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd1f\ud83c\udffb\" \/>\u00a0you did mention you\u2019d help me with the fine tho\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/svg\/1f911.svg\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd11\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/svg\/1f602.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude02\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/svg\/1f440.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc40\" \/>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Finally, a \u201claughing out loud\u201d\u00a0Gonzalez ended\u00a0the back and forth with: \u201cI got you!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Kelce wasn\u2019t the only Chiefs fine to report on January 4. First-round wide receiver\u00a0Xavier Worthy\u00a0was penalized the same amount ($14,069) as the superstar tight end for his own \u201cunsportsmanlike conduct (violent gesture).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pelissero provided more detail\u00a0on this fine as well, stating: \u201cThe NFL fined Chiefs WR Xavier Worthy $14,069 for unsportsmanlike conduct (violent gesture) \u2014 pretending to show a gun in his waistband during a TD celebration on Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjExNjk5OTA0Mzg3NDkxODE2\/travis-kelce.jpg\" alt=\"Why Travis Kelce is Not Playing in Chiefs-Broncos Game - Athlon Sports\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"2532a3632b25c3a1d6bb03199dd215ee\">\n<article>The NFL fined\u00a0#Chiefs\u00a0WR Xavier Worthy $14,069 for unsportsmanlike conduct (violent gesture) \u2014 pretending to show a gun in his waistband during a TD celebration on Christmas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was asked about Worthy\u2019s celebration\u00a0on December 30.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think [why he was fined is] out there [on the internet],\u201d Reid told the reporter. \u201cGuess it\u2019s pulling your shirt up to show a weapon or something.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t really know about all of that,\u201d the Chiefs HC added. Joking: \u201cI know they were shoveling snow and doing that or whatever. I don\u2019t know where the other part came in. I don\u2019t know that. The officials obviously though are coached up on that, so they didn\u2019t hesitate on it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The third Kansas City fine from the Christmas Day outing against the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0was dished out to rookie safety\u00a0Jaden Hicks.<\/p>\n<p>Per NFL Football Operations, Hicks was penalized $5,151 for \u201cunsportsmanlike conduct (taunting).\u201d This infringement occurred in quarter four.<\/p>\n<p>All told, all three Chiefs fines combined for over $33,000, at exactly $33,289.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was fined for actions in Week 17, among others. 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