METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr has been fined for his Week 2 touchdown celebration that imitated Michael Jackson, a source told ESPN.
Carr took the ball from the 1-yard line for a touchdown in the third quarter of the Saints' 44-19 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. He then performed a dance move made famous by Jackson that involved grabbing his crotch.
While the NFL relaxed some touchdown celebration rules in 2017, the current rulebook states that a player can be penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct for “an act that is sexually suggestive or offensive.”
While the fines for Week 2 have not yet been made public, the first violation for unsportsmanlike conduct is $14,069. Carr was not penalized for the celebration.
Carr said he chose the celebration because he promised his family he would do a Jackson dance if he scored a touchdown this season.
“People don't know a lot about me… At weddings or birthdays, I'm always dancing,” Carr said after the game. “I hit Michael Jackson once and (my brothers) were like, 'Bro, you gotta do that if you wanna score.'”
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