Safety with the Cleveland BrownsFor tearing George Pickens’ mouthpiece off his helmet and flinging it into the crowd, Grant Delpit received a fine. Delpit, who was reprimanded for unsportsmanlike behavior on the field, claimed in a video that he retaliated in that way because Pickens attempted to trip him.
Overall, even though Pickens started the entire sequence, Delpit will be fined $11,255 for his acts. The Steelers would score a touchdown after that play to reduce the Browns’ lead, which would have an immediate impact on both the game and Delpit’s bottom line.
For unsportsmanlike behavior (taunting) last Thursday night, the NFL fined #BrownsS Grant Delpit $11,255 for seizing #SteelersWR George Pickens’ mouthpiece.twitter.com/43Axq1cbXj photo
The NFL considers Delpit’s act of unsportsmanlike conduct to be taunting. After the game, Pickens and Browns cornerback Greg Newsome got into a postgame altercation. Neither player received a fine for their behavior, but it appeared that they were at odds. Pickens would later be referred to by Newsome as a “fake tough guy,” and it appears that all of that tension would come to a head on December 8 when the Browns visit Pittsburgh.
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