{"id":102371,"date":"2025-10-03T14:11:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T14:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102371"},"modified":"2025-10-03T14:11:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T14:11:11","slug":"%f0%9f%94%a5breaking-news-steelers-deshon-elliott-blasts-nfl-for-unapproved-towel-fine-%f0%9f%91%87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102371","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udd25BREAKING NEWS: Steelers\u2019 DeShon Elliott Blasts NFL for \u2018Unapproved\u2019 Towel Fine \ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"has-video wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"featured-widget-area\">\n<div id=\"heavy_multi_stn_video_player_widget-10\" class=\"stn-player-cls stn-player-container\">\n<div data-stn-player=\"g2m7hup2\">\n<div class=\"voltax-mp-placeholder vp-g9uvubq voltax-mp-placeholder-anchored floating\">\n<div class=\"voltax-mp-container-anchored\">\n<div class=\"voltax-mp-video-wrapper-in-place\">\n<div class=\"voltax-mp-video-player-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"voltax-mp-video-player\">\n<p>The wallet for Pittsburgh Steelers safety DeShon Elliott is a little lighter this week after he received a fine for violating the NFL\u2019s Uniform and Equipment Rules. It is safe to say Elliott is not happy with the fine.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2194150895.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The veteran safety took to Instagram to post his grievances. Elliott wrote a very strong message, tagging the league and NFL\u2019s Players Association, as a caption to a picture of the letter he received from the NFL notifying him of the fine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCount your [expletive] days \u2026 Yall worried about the wrong things,\u201d Elliott wrote on the Instagram post, via Steelers Now\u2019s Chris Ward. \u201cLet\u2019s fix things that actually mean something.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The letter that Elliott posted said he received the fine for wearing a black towel against the Minnesota Vikings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRule 5, Section 4, Article 6, Item (5) of the 2025 Official Playing Rules of the National Football League states that \u2018Towels, provided they are white only, licensed towels approved by the League office for use on the playing field. Players are prohibited from adding personal messages, logos, names, symbols, or illustrations,&#8217;\u201d read Elliot\u2019s letter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018A player may wear no more than one towel. Players are prohibited from discarding on the playing field any loose towels or other materials used for wiping hands on the football. Streamers or ribbons, regardless of length, hanging from any part of the uniform are prohibited.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Steelers\u2019 DeShon Elliott Receives Fine for Black Towel<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s worth noting that it\u2019s unclear if Elliott\u2019s black towel had a message. But the league\u2019s letter said nothing about Elliott having a prohibited message on the towel.<\/p>\n<p>Presumably, the Steelers safety received the fine because his towel was black, not white.<\/p>\n<p>The NFL fined Elliott $5,797 for the violation.<\/p>\n<p>According to Spotrac, Elliott possesses a $2.04 million base salary this season. That means, for the black towel violation, the NFL fined Elliott about 5% of his game check for Week 4.<\/p>\n<h2>Elliott Stars for Steelers Defense in Week 4<\/h2>\n<p>The towel surely had nothing to do with it. But Elliott, who made his return from a knee injury Sunday, played very well against the Vikings.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran safety posted six combined tackles, including one tackle for loss. Elliott also had two quarterback hits, two pass defenses, one sack, one forced fumble and an interception.<\/p>\n<p>But putting aside his level of play, Elliott was very relieved to just be back on the field during Week 4.<\/p>\n<p>When my knee got hurt, I thought I was out for the season,\u201d Elliott told ESPN\u2019s Brooke Pryor after the Steelers victory against the Vikings. \u201cTo be able to come back and play with my guys, knowing that my energy is contagious, knowing that my aggression is contagious.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know when I\u2019m running with PQ [Patrick Queen], T.J. [Watt], Cam [Heyward], all of us, I know we\u2019re gonna hunt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elliott returned just as the Steelers lost veteran cornerback Jalen Ramsey, who left Week 4 with a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n<p>The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette\u2019s Gerry Dulac reported Monday that Ramsey is expected to miss multiple weeks. The Steelers have yet to update Ramsey\u2019s status, but Elliott being back, black towel or not, has to give the Pittsburgh coaching staff some feeling of relief.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers could also get back cornerback Joey Porter Jr. for their next game. 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