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NFL deducts Saints draft pick, issues $500K fine for maskless celebration

Saints are fined $500,000 and have a 7th-round draft pick taken away for post-game maskless celebrations after win in Tampa, sources tell ESPN.https://t.co/srjLEuOb6w

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 29, 2020

It’s a Sunday during the NFL regular season, which means ESPN’s Adam Schefter is here with his latest Sunday morning splash report. This time he’s reporting that the NFL has deducted a seventh-round draft pick and $500,000 in cash from the New Orleans Saints following a postgame celebration in which Saints players and coaches did not wear masks following their Week 9 thrashing of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.