Dowdle, Jones hold off on Hingle McCringleberry celebration

Rico Dowdle And Aaron Jones is apparently taking Hingley McRingleberry’s lessons to heart.

Dowdle was fined $14,491 for pelvic thrust celebration during carolina panthers, win 16-13 against green Bay Packers last Sunday. He appeared to mimic the celebration of Keegan-Michael Key’s character Hingle McRingleberry from “Key & Peele”, who is punished after a similar celebration in a football sketch.

Crucially, McCringleberry threw a flag after three forced fumbles. Dowdle limited himself to two, but as Key himself pointed out during a recent video call with the Panthers, the NFL’s rules aren’t the same as a sketch. Key and his wife Elle also donated $15,000 to Dowdle’s charity GoFundMe, which was set up by the running back after the fine, with the money going to the Children’s Home Society of North Carolina.

After scoring a touchdown Sunday, Dowdle posed as if he was about to celebrate McCringleberry — then restrained himself, cleverly avoiding a penalty.