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NFL Fines Baker Mayfield and Bucky Irving for Banned ‘Nose Wipe’ as Week 13 Totals Spike

The penalties reflect the league’s prohibition of the gesture over gang connotations, underscoring an intensified postgame enforcement push.

Overview

  • Baker Mayfield was fined $14,491 and Bucky Irving $6,349 for a Week 13 touchdown celebration that included the prohibited nose-wipe gesture.
  • Other Week 13 fines for “violent gestures” included DK Metcalf and Nico Collins at $14,491 each and Kyu Blu Kelly at $5,722.
  • The league logged 32 fines in Week 13, totaling $373,060, which ranked among the season’s highest weekly tallies.
  • Most discipline was issued after review rather than on the field, with many gesture-related fines not drawing in-game flags.
  • The NFL banned the nose wipe earlier this year citing gang connotations; fines are scaled to player contracts, can be appealed, and appeal outcomes are not publicly disclosed.