A 20-year-old content material creator for the NFL was suspended for the rest of the season after his “participation” in a Tyreek Hill landing celebration.
In Week 6, Hill celebrated a rating by grabbing Kevin Fitzgibbons’ telephone and recording himself doing a backflip.
The NFL pulled Fitzgibbons’ sport day credentials for the remainder of the 12 months due to it, though the video was shared on the NFL’s social media.
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Miami Dolphins vast receiver Tyreek Hill does a backflip after scoring a landing as teammate Robert Hunt celebrates through the second quarter of a sport in opposition to the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium Jan. 1, 2023, in Foxboro, Mass. (Nancy Lane/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald by way of Getty Photos)
The junior on the University of Miami, who’s higher recognized on-line as kfitz, was seen leaping up and down afterward and taking imaginary photos of Hill doing his backflip.
“[The NFL] mentioned regardless if I knew the celebration was coming or not, I nonetheless needed to be disciplined and that I should not have jumped on the sidelines after the play,” Fitzgibbons mentioned in an X put up captioned “The journey continues…”
Fitzgibbons mentioned he and Hill are “greatest buddies.” He met Hill, Saquon Barkley and different star athletes by way of networking on social media in 2020 and beforehand mentioned he “works for” Hill.
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Tyreek Hill of the Miami Dolphins celebrates a landing through the first half of a sport in opposition to the Carolina Panthers at Laborious Rock Stadium Oct. 15, 2023, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (Wealthy Storry/Getty Photos)
The Miami Dolphins vast receiver advised reporters Thursday he’s going to pay Fitzgibbons’ wages from the NFL for the remainder of the 12 months.
“Me and Ok-Fitz, we’ve bought a protracted historical past collectively. The information is one thing that I already knew. I advised him, ‘Don’t let this get to you. Simply maintain your head up. You’re nonetheless younger. Proceed to do what you like.’ Me and him are going to proceed to work collectively,” Hill mentioned.
“I advised him I used to be going to cowl his wage, regardless of the NFL was going to pay him or no matter. I advised him I used to be going to be sure that I do what’s proper and deal with you, be sure to’re not out of a job. That’s my man.”
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Tyreek Hill of the Miami Dolphins scores on a 7-yard landing cross in opposition to the New York Jets through the second quarter of a sport at MetLife Stadium Nov. 24, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (Mike Stobe/Getty Photos)
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Requested if Fitzgibbons could have sideline entry on sport days after this season, an NFL spokesperson replied that he would. The spokesperson additionally mentioned that Fitzgibbons was supplied “the chance to proceed accumulating content material on different initiatives.”
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