Bengals’ Chase Brown outraged by penalty for jumping into Salvation Army kettle: ‘It’s bad’
Cincinnati Bengals running back Chase Brown scored a touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium two weeks ago and celebrated like any NFL athlete – he jumped into a kettle for The Salvation Army.
Brown’s 19-yard touchdown pass to Joe Burrow put the Bengals up 14-10 in the second quarter. Cincinnati beat Dallas 27-20 thanks to Burrow’s touchdown pass to Ja’Marr Chase with about a minute left in the game.
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Cincinnati Bengals running back Chase Brown celebrates scoring a touchdown at the Salvation Army football during the first half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys Monday, Dec. 9, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Earlier this week, Brown learned the hard way about the consequences of his celebration, even if it drew the attention of the Salvation Army – which has worked with the Cowboys for more than three decades on various projects. He was fined $5,000.
“I call it tomorrow,” he said on The Athletic’s “Scoop City” podcast on Tuesday. “I’d rather cut it in half, and then we just give it to The Salvation Army. They stand (kettles) in every corner (of the stadium), four like bait. That animal, we get it. Set.”
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Cincinnati Bengals running back Chase Brown celebrates scoring a touchdown and leaps from the Salvation Army Kettle during the first half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
The Bengals selected Brown in the fifth round of the 2023 draft. He has planted his flag as the team’s best running back this season.
Brown, in 14 games, has 832 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns and 47 catches for 318 yards and four touchdown catches.
This is not the first time the NFL has issued fines for a Salvation Army stunt.
Cincinnati Bengals running back Chase Brown, #30, celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the first half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, December 15, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. (AP Photo/John Amis)
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Dallas Cowboys players Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott, Dalton Schultz, Jake Ferguson, Peyton Hendershot and Sean McKeon have all been fined in recent years for using a kettle as a celebration.
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