CFL says it won’t punish Redblacks’ Gott for viral beer-chugging celebration
Jon Gott can rest easy.
A CFL spokesman said Saturday the Ottawa Redblacks offensive lineman won’t be fined for chugging a beer during the club’s 24-9 home win over the Toronto Argonauts on Friday night.
Following Ottawa’s final TD of the game, the six-foot-three, 297-pound Gott took the league’s liberal touchdown celebration policy to a new level. He ran into the end-zone stands, grabbed a beer from his girlfriend and started chugging it through his facemask. When he was finished, Gott crushed the can against his helmet.
Speaking to reporters afterwards, Gott was worried that the celebration may have crossed the line.