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ArticleDetroit Lions WR Jameson Williams gets celebration fine rescinded
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Williams appealed his two fines and won both of those appeals. According to Ian Rapoport, Williams argued that marijuana was legal in several states and therefore not an obscene gesture. As for the taunting penalty, the brief gesture he made, Williams argued, was not offensive.

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Williams' celebration fines rescinded on appeal; removes financial penalty.

Williams successfully appealed both of his celebration fines ($14,926 for illegal celebration and $11,941 for taunting) from the Week 2 Lions-Bills game. He argued that marijuana is legal in several states and therefore the smoking motion gesture was not obscene, and that his brief taunting gesture was not offensive. Appeals officer Derrick Brooks rescinded both fines, though Brooks urged Williams to 'celebrate with your teammates in the best professional manner possible.' The successful appeal removes financial penalty and sets precedent for similar celebration-based fines.

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