Flashing Peace Sign While Scoring Touchdown Earns Odell Beckham Jr. A $10K Fine

The Baltimore Ravens wide receiver earned his fourth fine this season

According to the NFL, throwing up a peace sign is still a reason to get fined.

According to The New York Post, that’s what happened to Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. after he flashed the peace sign on his way to scoring a touchdown against the Cleveland Browns on Nov. 18. That move will cost the veteran player $10,927.

The NFL fined #Ravens WR Odell Beckham Jr. $10,927 for unsportsmanlike conduct — throwing up a peace sign on his TD catch last week against Cleveland. pic.twitter.com/hB5pxAP7nW

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) November 18, 2023

This isn’t the first time that the league has given a fine to a player throwing up a peace sign. Just last year, during the AFC divisional round game between the Miami Dolphins and the Buffalo Bills, Dolphins wideout Tyreek Hill was fined $10,000 when he did he same move when he ran and made a 64-yard touchdown.

Hill took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to tell Beckham that he was about to face the same.

Yeah they fining people for that buddy 😑 https://t.co/N9KzQWPKok

— Ty Hill (@cheetah) November 12, 2023

Fans on X with disgust and disbelief.

How dare OBJ *checks notes* show excitement during a play

— Depressed Bears Fan (@DepBearsFan) November 18, 2023

I never understood why the NFL intentionally makes the game worse.

— Boogerbeard (@Boogerbeard1) November 18, 2023

The @NFL is getting ridiculous. They’re getting WAY TOO SENSITIVE. Lame.

— Juvenile Johnny (@T1DJohnny) November 18, 2023

The NFL in 2023 is pathetic.

I’m so over the NFL’s sensitivity and all their fines.

PA THE TIC!!!

— Lord Healy (@The_Lord_Healy) November 19, 2023

The New York Post also reported that this fine is Beckham’s fourth one this season, including his third for unsportsmanlike conduct. He received two Oct. 15 when he played against the Tennessee Titans. Those totaled over $33,000. A week later against the Detroit Lions, Beckham was fined $21,844 for impermissible helmet use.