{"id":274322,"date":"2025-11-06T03:14:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T03:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/274322\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T03:14:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T03:14:18","slug":"rico-dowdle-teases-fine-for-key-peele-celebration-starts-gofundme-for-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/274322\/","title":{"rendered":"Rico Dowdle Teases Fine for Key & Peele Celebration, Starts GoFundMe for Charity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carolina Panthers running back Rico Dowdle was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct after he scored a touchdown<\/a> at the Green Bay Packers last Sunday to put his team up 12-6 en route to a 16-13 win. In short, he paid homage to the infamous Hingle McCringleberry celebration<\/a> from the old Comedy Central show, Key & Peele, and the referees didn’t take kindly to it.<\/p>\n

Three days later, Dowdle teased that the NFL issued a fine for the celebration, and he joked that he’s starting a GoFundMe to pay for it.<\/p>\n

Dowdle rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries to lead the Panthers to a big upset over the Packers, who entered the game with a 5-1-1 record.<\/p>\n

Dowdle entered the year as the backup running back to Chuba Hubbard but got an opportunity as the starter after Hubbard suffered a calf injury in Week 4 against the Atlanta Falcons.<\/p>\n

In five games, Dowdle has amassed 764 total yards and four touchdowns. The Panthers have turned their season around with him leading the way, going 4-1 to improve to 5-4 and supplant themselves firmly in the NFC playoff picture.<\/p>\n

Dowdle will look to keep it rolling on Sunday at home against the New Orleans Saints. <\/p>\n

In the meantime, however, Dowdle has actually started a GoFundMe, but not for his fines. He’s supporting the Children’s Home Society of North Carolina<\/a>, which “supports families with foster care, adoption, and family preservation.”<\/p>\n

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

“Actually, 100% of what is raised through this fundraiser will be sent to 56-Children’s Home Society of North Carolina. Children’s Home Society promotes the right of every child to a permanent, safe, and loving family. They specialize in education and prevention programs, family preservation, and adoption and foster care.<\/p>\n

“Let’s raise some money.”<\/p>\n

Much credit to Dowdle for using his situation to contribute to a great cause. Fans can contribute to the GoFundMe through this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Carolina Panthers running back Rico Dowdle was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct after he scored a touchdown at the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":274323,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[349,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-274322","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-nfl","9":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=274322"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274322\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/274323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=274322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=274322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=274322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}