Fine Day: NFL Thins Wallet of Chiefs Veteran

It was a critical touchdown, all but ensuring the Chiefs would get their first win. But the throat-slash celebration is something the NFL cares strongly about removing from the game.

That’s why the league on Friday fined Kareem Hunt $8,172 for flashing that gesture after his 1-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter last week. That was the game’s only fine among those issued for Week 3 games, announced by the league on Saturday afternoon.

Costly for more than financial reasons

The gesture wasn’t just costly for Hunt. As Sunday Night Football play-by-play man Mike Tirico said on the broadcast, it also cost the Chiefs a point. Rather than attempting the standard 33-yard point after touchdown, Hunt’s unsportsmanlike-conduct flag moved Harrison Butker back 15 yards. His 48-yard PAT sailed wide left.

In the end, the penalty didn’t factor in the outcome. The Chiefs won, 22-9. The larger takeaway from the flag was that it was completely unnecessary, something Kansas City’s offense has struggled to shake this season. That was one of the chief concerns from Sunday’s win.

This chart shows the Chiefs losing 4.36 points per game in the penalty department. That's giant when you throw it on top of an offense that has struggled to get going. It's not the old days where "3rd and whatever" was an easy conversion. https://t.co/lPQP1CiWQu
— Soren Petro (@SorenPetro) September 24, 2025

Kansas City on Sunday also saw Jawaan Taylor flagged for costly illegal-formation penalty – lining up too far off the line of scrimmage, which wiped out Patrick Mahomes’ first-down run on third-and-12.

Full list of NFL fines:

Here’s the full list of NFL fines listed alphabetically by team; includes player, quarter and time of play, fine category and fine amount.

ARZ, Trey McBride, 2, 13:33, Unsportsmanlike Conduct, Taunting, $11,593

BLT, TJ Tampa, 2, 1:05, Unnecessary Roughness, Facemask, $6,303

CLV, Donovan McMillon, 3, 1:19, Unnecessary Roughness, Facemask, $4,685

DET, Brian Branch, 4, 13:26, Unnecessary Roughness, Low block, $11,598

KC, Kareem Hunt, 4, 6:07, Unsportsmanlike Conduct, Violent gesture, $8,172

LA, Kamren Kinchens, 3, 7:23, Unnecessary Roughness, Hit on the defenseless player, $23,186

LAC, Alohi Gilman, 4, 14:21, Unnecessary Roughness, Facemask, $11,593

LV, Devin White, 4, 11:31, Unnecessary Roughness, Hip drop tackle, $6,500

LV, Isaiah Pola-Mao, 1, 5:01, Unnecessary Roughness, Use of the helmet, $17,278

MIA, Aaron Brewer, 1, 11:55, Unnecessary Roughness, Blindside block, $17,389

MIA, Ollie Gordon, 1, 10:41, Unnecessary Roughness, Use of the helmet, $5,045

NE, Marcus Jones, 1, 3:22, Unnecessary Roughness, Low block, $9,151

NO, Bryan Bresee, 1, 9:57, Unnecessary Roughness, Use of the helmet, $18,581

NYJ, Quinnen Williams, 3, 7:19, Unnecessary Roughness, Hip drop tackle, $17,389

NYJ, Quinnen Williams, 1, 8:27, Unnecessary Roughness, Facemask, $11,593

PHI, Jalen Carter, 4, 8:46, Unsportsmanlike Conduct, Taunting, $11,593

SEA, Leonard Williams, 2, 1:05, Unnecessary Roughness, Use of the helmet, $23,186

SF, Fred Warner, 1, 13:01, Unnecessary Roughness, Use of the helmet, $23,186

TB, Antoine Winfield, 1, 11:42, A hit on a Quarterback, Blow to the head/neck, $17,389

TB, Deion Jones, 2, 5:50, Unnecessary Roughness, Facemask, $6,972

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