The NFL slapped Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson with a $10,000 fine for pretending to shoot himself in the right leg after scoring a touchdown in Sunday’s game against the Jets, according to a source.
Johnson drew a 15-yard penalty for the second-quarter celebration in which he mocked Jets receiver Plaxico Burress, who went to prison after accidentally shooting himself in a Manhattan night club three years ago.
“He can pay for it,” Burress said yesterday when told of the fine. “He can afford it.”
Johnson did not comment on the fine to reporters in Buffalo but said he had received a Federal Express envelope from the league.
On his Twitter account, Johnson made light of the envelope by referring to it as “the Random FedEx Package in My Locker” and posting a picture of it.
“If I do, I get fined. But we’ve got to move on,” he said. “It’s the Tennessee Titans. I’m not really worried about a fine right now. ”
* The Jets did not give any reason publicly why they released safety Emanuel Cook on Monday, but ESPN reported that he was dogging it during conditioning drills that day and was marked as late to a session with the Jets strength coach. Jets coach Rex Ryan would not say whether that report was accurate.
Cook was claimed off of waivers by the Ravens. In his first day in Baltimore, Cook said he was not late for the session.
“I wasn’t late. I don’t know why,” Cook told reporters. “I didn’t talk to Rex. I talked to [general manager] Mike Tannenbaum. He said they had a better player.”
The Jets signed Tracy Wilson off the practice squad to take Cook’s roster spot.
* RB LaDainian Tomlinson (knee) and WR Jeremy Kerley (knee) both practiced fully yesterday for the first time since they were injured against the Patriots on Nov. 13. Both players have missed the last two games. … DT Mike DeVito (knee) did not practice and will not play. … Redskins DE Stephen Bowen (knee), FB Darrel Young (head), LB London Fletcher (ankle) and S LaRon Landry (groin) did not practice.