INDIANAPOLIS – ‘Free Gonz!!’The screams and roars of support for Colts offensive lineman Matt Goncalves reverberated throughout the team’s locker room after Friday’s practice as three media members walked up to the third-year guard’s locker to ask the silliest of questions for a sport that has a deal with Anheuser-Busch InBev worth a reported $250 million per year to make Bud Light the “official beer of the NFL”:‘What was your reaction to your fine for your celebration on Sunday?’Buy Colts ticketsIn the celebration in question, Colts tight end Tyler Warren scored a touchdown, and then rather than pantomiming cracking the top off and ‘chugging’ the football before spiking it, Warren waved over Goncalves, handed him the ball and gave him the honors Sunday night in Kansas City.Keep in mind, it’s a celebration Warren has done – without issue – several times throughout his short career. The Colts, famously, did a keg stand celebration in 2019 featuring guard Quenton Nelson and other members of the offensive line that was widely acclaimed.On Thursday, IndyStar confirmed that Goncalves, along with 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk – whose nickname is Juice – were fined $8,847 and $14,926 for similar celebrations from Week 2 that the NFL called “an offensive demonstration.”“Your imitation of chugging a beer constituted an offensive demonstration … in poor taste,” read a letter sent to both detailing the fine, according to ESPN. On Friday, ESPN reported that Dallas tight end Jake Ferguson was fined $13,611 for the “imitation of shot-gunning a beer.”“I think the fine is ridiculous, because who are y’all to say he’s drinking a beer? Do we really know what he was drinking?” Colts veteran tight end Mo Alie-Cox told reporters Friday in defense of Goncalves. “So, we’re making fines off assumptions? Because you saw Kyle Juszczyk, he’s been doing it for a while, and his nickname is Juice.🚨HILARIOUS🚨#49ers star Kyle Juszczyk and his wife Kristin posted this hilarious TikTok after the NFL fined Kyle $15,000 for his celebration today.They wasted absolutely no time trolling the league over it.This is an ELITE response to getting fined. pic.twitter.com/O5HWt1RDqo— MLFootball (@MLFootball) September 25, 2026“I mean, it is kinda weird, because you see all these NFL commercials on beers and things like that. Kids are watching the commercials and all the other stuff, so I don’t really see the difference. But, hey, I don’t make the rules and we have rules in place to follow, so all we can do is follow the rules.”Goncalves said he was “disappointed” to learn of the league’s decision.“I was celebrating out there, having a good time, but I’ve got to respect their decision. It is what it is,” he said. “I like to think it’s an ice-cold Coca-Cola.“They go over the rules every summer on what’s allowed and what’s not allowed, and I didn’t really know that that was a certain thing we co
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