Odell Beckham Jr. has been fined more than $14,000 for violating the NFL's uniform policy, and the Browns receiver is less than thrilled about it.
"14 k for some pants that are NOT gonna protect me from anything … this s— is ridiculous," Beckham wrote on his Instagram story Monday night.
#Browns Odell Beckham Jr. posts on IG story that he was fined $14,037 for his pants failing to cover his knees during the #Seahawks game pic.twitter.com/EZAtSxtIqq
— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) October 22, 2019
The sanction stems from the team's Week 6 loss to the Seahawks when Beckham's uniform pants failed to cover his knees during the game.
Josh Gordon Week 3. Pants above the knee all game long. Was not fined for his uniform.
— Camryn Justice (@camijustice) October 22, 2019
Odell Beckham Jr. Week 6. Pants above the knee all game long. Fined $14,037 for his uniform.
Interesting 🤔 #Browns pic.twitter.com/cUOv9JHCtO
It's not the first time Beckham has been busted for a uniform violation. He was warned by the league after playing the Jets in Week 2 that he wasn’t permitted to wear his pricey Richard Mille watch during games and was also fined an undisclosed amount in Week 4 against the Ravens for an altercation.
"I think it's crazy. ... The NFL finds ways to just take it. They're going to take it from you," Beckham said earlier this month. "I understand a penalty, getting fined for that. But pants above the knees, a shirt hanging out — and we're talking about a T-shirt that cost $5 to make, and you're getting $5,000 taken from you. Pads above your knees, and I'm like, you really think that this little knee pad covering my kneecap is going to affect, if somebody hits me, weighs 250 pounds, running 18 mph. I don't do physics, but if I get hit, this is not going to protect me.
"It's just stuff like that I feel like we can come to a better agreement and simplifying things and not taking the money out of the pockets of the players who are putting money into this entire game. It's just tough. It sucks to get fined for socks. Or in the middle of the game, have someone come up and it's like, 'Oh, your jersey is out.' I'm like, 'Bro I'm not worried about my jersey in the middle of the game.' I'm worried about what assignment do I have. A visor, this. All those little things that could be eliminated ... stuff that doesn't need to be so strict."
Expect Beckham to appeal his latest fine.