Cowboys LT Nathan Thomas draws $4,814 fine for pelvic thrust

The Cowboys’ Week 5 win over the Jets included an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for left tackle Nathan Thomas. Thomas also drew a fine.

The league lifted $4,814 from Thomas for a pelvic thrust into tight end Jake Ferguson, who had caught a touchdown pass late in the first half.

The given reason for the fine? “Obscene gestures.”

It was, by the Hingle McCringleberry standard , only one pump. But that one pump went directly into a teammate.

Thomas will have the ability to appeal the fine. Perhaps with the argument that one pump should be permissible regardless of whether the recipient is another player, or air.