{"id":446940,"date":"2026-02-01T09:28:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T09:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/446940\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T09:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T09:28:08","slug":"seahawks-riq-woolen-fined-by-nfl-ahead-of-super-bowl-60","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/446940\/","title":{"rendered":"Seahawks’ Riq Woolen fined by NFL ahead of Super Bowl 60"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seahawks’ Riq Woolen fined by NFL ahead of Super Bowl 60<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There was one lone fine<\/a> handed out following Championship Sunday in the NFL, which makes sense considering only two games were played.<\/p>\n

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The player that received the disciplinary action is Seattle Seahawks<\/a> defensive back Riq Woolen, who was fined $17,398 Saturday for a taunting penalty during the NFC championship against the Los Angeles Rams<\/a>. This is the third fine of the season for Woolen.<\/p>\n

Although the Seahawks won, Woolen\u2019s penalty came at a critical time in the game late in the third quarter.<\/p>\n

Woolen was caught sending not-so-kind words to the Patriots<\/a> sideline. The penalty gave the Rams an automatic first down and LA capitalized just a play later, taking advantage of a frazzled Woolen, who allowed Puka Nacua to get behind him to score a touchdown.<\/p>\n

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In a moment you\u2019d think the 26-year-old would take accountability, he instead lashed out at his teammates on the sideline after the play. The moment was shared on the broadcast and narrated by Tom Brady, which quickly spread online where Woolen received his fair share of public scrutiny.<\/p>\n

But Woolen took ownership after the game, posting messages to social media.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNo more taunting penalties,\u201d he wrote in a post<\/a> with a GIF attached that states, \u201cI\u2019m sorry. Do you still love me?\u201d<\/p>\n

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He praised his teammates for building something special in Seattle in another post after a user accused him of being \u201cpressed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWasn\u2019t getting pressed,\u201d Woolen wrote<\/a>. \u201cWe brothers and we all chasing greatness we on the same mission.\u201d<\/p>\n

The incident made the final score closer in the end, but Seattle held on to advance to Super Bowl 60 on Feb. 8 against the New England Patriots.<\/p>\n

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