Rico Dowdle’s touchdown celebration cost him $14,491, but it also sparked something bigger. The Carolina Panthers running back turned a fine into a fundraiser, raising thousands of dollars for the Children’s Home Society of North Carolina.

In an Instagram story shared by WCNC’s Danielle Stein, Dowdle presented a GoFundMe check of $45,000 to the Children’s Home Society of North Carolina. He began the campaign in response to the NFL’s fine against him during his game against the Green Bay Packers earlier this month, where he performed a “two-pump” celebration, thrusting his hips twice, right after one of his touchdowns in the game.

The referee threw a 15-yard penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct, and he was fined for the same. The Running Back argued about the decision later on his X as

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