The NFL announced yesterday that they will be fining Odell Beckham Jr $12,154 for verbally abusing a referee on the field. He made headlines last week after his post game comments about how officials are targeting him. He claimed he even had asked one of the officials what did he do wrong so he wouldn’t do it again and was told “get out of my face”. This fine however is not for any of those comments and instead was for remarks he made during the game itself.

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It is Beckham’s fifth known fine for on-field behavior this season. He has been docked at least $108,926.

The Giants’ star wide receiver was unhappy with the officials early in Sunday’s game in Pittsburgh. He was noticeably upset after an offensive pass interference call in the first quarter, and approached field judge Rick Patterson after the play. Patterson is the official who threw the flag.

After the game, Beckham made his displeasure known.

“I don’t pay attention to nonsense. It was a horrible call in my opinion,” Beckham said. “I don’t understand how I’m running down the field on a go route and somebody tries to stop my progress, but I can’t put my hands on them.

“But like I said, you can’t rely on anybody. You got to go out and get it. Just try to stay composed. It’s hard to stay composed when you know there is a lot of nonsense going on. But it is what it is, man.”

Odell added that even “Stevie Wonder can see it”, in regards to how officials are targeting him for calls. He may still be fined additional money for the post game comments so he may not be done paying the league yet.

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