{"id":38180,"date":"2025-11-22T23:32:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T23:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=38180"},"modified":"2025-11-22T23:32:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T23:32:10","slug":"breaking-nfl-announces-punishment-decision-on-cowboys-george-pickens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=38180","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : NFL Announces Punishment Decision on Cowboys&#8217; George Pickens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2247216147-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2247216147-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2247216147-1.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2247216147-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"NFL Announces Punishment Decision on Cowboys' George Pickens\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NFL games are jam-packed with excitement, but sometimes, things can get a bit too wild on the field. Players get caught up in the moment and do things they aren\u2019t supposed to do. That was the case\u00a0during the Dallas Cowboys\u2018 33-16 victory\u00a0over the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday, November 17, in Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens did the same move that was made by Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams the day prior, and as with Williams, he got handed an in-game penalty.\u00a0During the first half of the game, Pickens scored a touchdown, and to celebrate, he jumped up and hugged the base of the goalposts. That action, by the NFL rules, gets a player an unsportsmanlike penalty, which is what Pickens got. Pickens finished the showdown with nine receptions, 144 yards and one touchdown, so it was a great performance for the wide receiver.<\/p>\n<p>But, the story isn\u2019t over. The NFL has made a decision on whether it\u2019s going to punish Pickens more.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>George Pickens of the Dallas Cowboys Gets Punished<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The NFL hands down punishments to players every Saturday for actions taken during the previous week\u2019s games. According to the league, that these actions are \u201cto protect players from unnecessary risk and preserve competitive balance and game integrity.\u201d As for the amount and kinds of punishments, the NFL and NFL Players Association agree on the set of game-related rules violations that may result in accountability measures.<\/p>\n<p>The NFL sends out fines and punishments for actions that are deemed unsportsmanlike conduct, such as what Pickens did. And, on Saturday, Nov. 22, they announced that Pickens has to pay up.<\/p>\n<p>In the league\u2019s accountability report, they announced that Pickens will have to pay $26,085 for \u201cuse of prop\u201d and \u201cunsportsmanlike conduct.\u201d In addition, DeMarvion Overshown was fined $8,166 for a \u201clate hit\u201d and \u201cunnecessary roughness.\u201d\u00a0For what it\u2019s worth, Williams was also fined. On Saturday, the NFL announced\u00a0that they\u2019re fining him $14,491 for \u201cuse of prop\u201d and \u201cunsportsmanlike conduct.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Dallas Cowboys Player\u2019s Fine Will Go to a Good Cause<\/h2>\n<p>The funds raised from the NFL fines, according to an official statement from the league, will go to the Professional Athletes Foundation to \u201csupport legends in need and the NFL Foundation to further support the health, safety and wellness of athletes across all levels, including youth football and the communities that support the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, the Cowboys are 4-5-1 heading into their game against the 8-2 Eagles on Sunday, Nov. 22, at home. In the NFL\u2019s predictions going into the game, their experts state that they \u201cneed to see this new version of the Cowboys compete with the NFC\u2019s elite\u201d before they can \u201cbuy into their chances of a turnaround in 2025.\u201d They add that \u201cIf Vic Fangio\u2019s suffocating defense relents at all, Dak Prescott could find an opening and exploit it. I\u2019m just skeptical that the Cowboys have been transformed on the fly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Dallas Cowboys have moved up in the NFL\u2019s power rankings for Week 12. In the feature, published by Eric Edholm of the NFL\u2019s website on Tuesday, November 18, the Cowboys are up three spots to No. 20.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NFL has made its final decision on a punishment for Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens, and it&#8217;s a doozie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dallas-cowboys"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING : NFL Announces Punishment Decision on Cowboys&#039; George Pickens - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=38180\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING : NFL Announces Punishment Decision on Cowboys&#039; 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