49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk wins his appeal on fine over his ‘Juice’ celebration49人队后卫凯尔·尤什奇克就其“果汁”庆祝动作的罚款上诉成功
The 49ers fullback won his appeal over the fines issued by the NFL for what it deemed an “offensive” celebration when he imitated drinking a beverage, which the league said looked like he was chugging a beer.
San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk won his appeal over the fines issued by the NFL for what it deemed an “offensive” celebration when he imitated drinking a beverage, which the league said looked like he was chugging a beer.
Juszczyk was initially fined $29,852 for two infractions of the league’s sportsmanship rules after celebrating two catches in the third quarter of a Week 2 win over the Miami Dolphins by doing the celebration he has done for years while the fans at Levi’s Stadium cheered “Juice!” for his nickname.
He appealed the fine and an appeals officer ruled in his favor, the league said Wednesday.
ESPN first reported that the fine had been rescinded on appeal.
The NFL has vowed to crack down on celebrations this season and initially ruled that the “imitation of chugging a beer constituted an offensive demonstration and could reasonably be construed as being in poor taste.”
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Juszczyk has been doing a version of that celebration throughout his career in San Francisco in response to 49ers fans chanting his nickname after catches or other big plays. He argued in the appeal that he was imitating drinking juice.
“I don’t know how else to say it. I wasn’t drinking beer in my celebration,” Juszczyk said on September 24. “I think you guys all know my nickname is Juice. I have Juice on my pads. The stadium yells ‘Juice!’ when I catch the ball. When I celebrate, I celebrate by drinking juice, and it’s been that way for years. So I was surprised as anybody when I got a fine this week.”
Juszczyk has been the 49ers’ nominee for the Art Rooney Award for sportsmanship for the past six seasons. The only fines he previously has had were for illegal use of the helmet and low blocks.
Juszczyk is in his 14th season in the NFL and 10th with San Francisco. He has made the Pro Bowl 10 times and was an All-Pro in 2023 and ’25.
旧金山 49 人队后卫凯尔·尤什奇克 (Kyle Juszczyk) 就 NFL 因其模仿喝酒庆祝动作而被处以的罚款提出上诉并胜诉。联盟称，尤什奇克的庆祝动作看起来像是在猛灌啤酒，被认为是“冒犯性的”。
在第二周战胜迈阿密海豚队的比赛第三节中，尤什奇克接球后做出他多年来一直做的庆祝动作，而李维斯体育场的球迷们则为他的绰号“Juice！”欢呼，因此他最初因违反联盟体育道德规则而被罚款 29,852 美元。
联盟周三表示，他已就罚款提出上诉，上诉官员裁定他胜诉。
ESPN率先报道了该罚款已通过上诉被撤销的消息。
NFL 已誓言在本赛季严厉打击庆祝活动，并最初裁定“模仿豪饮啤酒的行为构成冒犯性示威，可以被合理地解读为品味低俗”。
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周日，两名NFL官员因与球员发生冲突而被停职，理由是其行为不专业。
在旧金山效力期间，每当尤什奇克接球或其他精彩表现后，49人队的球迷都会高喊他的绰号，尤什奇克每次都会做出类似的庆祝动作。他在上诉中辩称，他当时只是在模仿喝果汁的动作。
“我不知道还能怎么说。我庆祝的时候可没喝啤酒，”尤什奇克9月24日说道。“我想你们都知道我的绰号是‘果汁’。我的护具上印着‘果汁’。我接球的时候，球场上的人都会喊‘果汁！’。我庆祝的时候就是喝果汁，多年来一直如此。所以，这周我被罚款的时候，跟其他人一样感到很惊讶。”
过去六个赛季，尤什奇克一直是旧金山49人队角逐阿特·鲁尼体育精神奖的候选人。他此前仅有的两次罚款分别是因非法使用头盔和低位阻挡。
尤什奇克目前正处于他在NFL的第14个赛季，也是效力旧金山49人队的第10个赛季。他曾10次入选职业碗，并在2023年和2025年入选全明星阵容。