Tyler Higbee is the latest player to receive an NFL-issued fine. The tight end’s punishment came after the league deemed one of his celebrations during the Los Angeles Rams’ win over the Jacksonville Jaguars a violent gesture.
Higbee received a $14,491 fine for celebrating a first-down reception early in the first quarter, NFL insider Tom Pelissero reported. The 32-year-old wiped across his face mask before making the “first down point,” which the NFL declared was a “violent gesture.”
Although Higbee did not receive a penalty during the game, the league ruled his celebration as “unsportsmanlike conduct” after the fact. The $14,491 amount is the standard fine for a player’s first unsportsmanlike conduct offense. Should Higbee receive another fine for the same reason, the amount would increase to $20,288.
Currently, Higbee is in the final year of a two-year, $17 million extension he signed just before the 2023 season. Regardless, he likely did not anticipate a $14,000 fine for signaling a first down.
The Rams have been one of the most-fined teams in 2024, but Higbee is the first player to warrant a citation in 2025. The league issued his penalty one day after finally penalizing the New York Giants for their viral handling of Jaxson Dart’s Week 6 medical tent fiasco.
This puzzling fine added salt to the wound of an otherwise unproductive day in London for Higbee. The veteran tight end garnered a season-high six targets but converted only three catches for 19 receiving yards.
Despite controlling the Rams’ tight end room for years, Higbee has been part of a four-man committee in 2025. He has shared the field with fellow veterans Colby Parkinson and Davis Allen, with rookie Terrance Ferguson mixing in.
While Higbee has led the group for most of the year, he saw a season-low 37.1 percent snap share in Week 7. Meanwhile, Ferguson played a season-high 48.6 percent of the offensive snaps in his second week as an increased part of Sean McVay’s game plan.
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