{"id":264872,"date":"2025-11-06T05:06:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T05:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/264872\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T05:06:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T05:06:08","slug":"how-panthers-rb-rico-dowdle-used-nfl-celebration-fine-to-help-a-good-cause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/264872\/","title":{"rendered":"How Panthers RB Rico Dowdle used NFL celebration fine to help a good cause"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Two pumps were too many for Carolina Panthers<\/a> running back Rico Dowdle<\/a>. After celebrating his second touchdown against the Green Bay Packers<\/a> on Sunday with exactly two hip thrusts, Dowdle has been fined, he announced on social media.<\/p>\n

Upon plunging into the end zone, Dowdle re-enacted the famous “Key & Peele” sketch with all his teammates counting his “two pumps.” Unfortunately for Dowdle, the show wasn’t up to date on the NFL<\/a> rulebook, which prohibits any celebrations of a sexual nature.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Dowdle posted about his fine before starting a GoFundMe<\/a>. According to ESPN, it was a $14,491 fine for the Panthers running back.<\/p>\n

“After much thought I’ve launched a GoFundMe for my fines,” Dowdle wrote on his GoFundMe page. “Key said I got three pumps but I guess the NFL disagrees.”<\/p>\n

While that portion of the GoFundMe was a joke, Dowdle is actually raising money for a good cause<\/a>. The Panthers’ breakout star said all money donated will be directed to Children’s Home Society of North Carolina. As of Wednesday night, Dowdle had raised nearly $10,000.<\/p>\n

Two days prior to the fine being handed out, Panthers coach Dave Canales was asked about Dowdle’s celebration. He joked about calling up Keegan-Michael Key (who hilariously responded to the ordeal<\/a>) for an explanation, but he also acknowledged Dowdle probably should’ve just played it safely.<\/p>\n

“We gotta be smarter in that situation,” Canales said. “We gotta make sure that we understand the rules. Might have to call up Keegan-Michael Key and get some clarification on that part of it. From what I understand, it’s any kind of movement that way or any kind of weapons, it’s all gonna get flagged.”<\/p>\n

The Panthers host the New Orleans Saints<\/a> this weekend, and we’ll see whether Dowdle presses his luck with another pump or two if he finds paydirt.<\/p>\n