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Tough Fallout from Tyreek Touchdown

Hill's famous flip/phone celebration after his touchdown against Carolina in the news again

Alain Poupart

Tough Fallout from Tyreek Touchdown
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Remember that really cool touchdown celebration when Tyreek Hill grabbed a cell phone from a gentleman in the back of the end zone and did filmed himself doing a backflip?

Well, it's back in the news, though the Miami Dolphins wide receiver is staying quiet about it because he doesn't want to get fined.

Hill has gotten fined plenty of times already this season for celebration or uniform violations, but he didn't get fined for that stunt after that touchdown against the Carolina Panthers in Week 6. Hill did, however, get flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct.

And the man whose phone he grabbed in the back of the end zone did get punished by the NFL, who revoked his credentials for the remainder of the 2023 season.

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And it turns out that Kevin Fitzgibbons and Hill are friends, based on a social media post by Fitzgibbons (goes by kfitz).

Fitzgibbons explains he became friends with Hill and other NFL stars after learning how to work in social media, and Hill even called him out by name after that Carolina game.

Fitzgibbons, a student at the University of Miami, said his credential was revoked because he was caught jumping on the sidelines after Hill's touchdown celebration in the Carolina game. He was wearing an NFL Media shirt on that day.

Maybe the craziest part about the story is that Hill's celebration was shown on one of the NFL's social media accounts before it was deleted.

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Alain Poupart
ALAIN POUPART

Alain Poupart is the publisher/editor of All Dolphins and co-host of the All Dolphins Podcast. Alain has covered the Miami Dolphins on a full-time basis since 1989 for various publications and media outlets, including Dolphin Digest, The Associated Press, the Dolphins team website, and the Fan Nation Network (part of Sports Illustrated). In addition to being a credentialed member of the Miami Dolphins press corps, Alain has covered three Super Bowls (for NFL.com, Football News and the Montreal Gazette), the annual NFL draft, the Senior Bowl, and the NFL Scouting Combine. During his almost 40 years in journalism, which began at the now-defunct Miami News, Alain has covered practically every sport at one time or another, from tennis to golf, baseball, basketball and everything in between. The career also included time as a copy editor, including work on several books such as "Still Perfect," an inside look at the Miami Dolphins' 1972 perfect season. A native of Montreal, Canada, whose first language is French, Alain grew up a huge hockey fan but soon developed a love for all sports, including NFL football. He has lived in South Florida since the 1980s.

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