Kyle Juszczyk did his ‘Juice’ celebration. An NFL fine said its ‘offensive’

The NFL fined San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk $14,926 for what the what the league said was an "offensive demonstration" following his touchdown catch in Week 2 against the Miami Dolphins.

The celebration in question? Following his score, Juszyzck mimed as if he was drinking something, as an ode to his nickname, "Juice."

It's a celebration Juszyzck has performed often during his 14-year NFL career. He had never before been fined for it.

However, this time, the NFL interpreted the 35-year-old fullback's maneuver as him pretending to chug a beer, as it communicated to him in a letter announcing the fine.

"Your imitation of chugging a beer constituted an offensive demonstration and could reasonably be construed as being in poor taste," the NFL wrote, per ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Schefter also reported Juszyzck wrote in a text "I don’t even drink beer!" in wake of the fine. The Harvard product later took to social media to express his disbelief in the punishment.

"Can’t make this stuff up…" Juszyzck wrote in a post quoting Schefter's reporting.

Juszczyk wasn't the only NFL player to be fined for an "offensive demonstration" by the NFL. Schefter reports Indianapolis Colts right guard Matt Goncalves was…

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