said the NFL could “fine me later” because he cursed on live TV during an emotional outburst after being selected in the first round by the Atlanta Falcons.
But NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said Monday that the league has no intention of doing so.
The defending NFC champion Atlanta Falcons traded up during the first round of the NFL draft Thursday night in order to pick McKinley at No. 26. The former UCLA defensive end carried a large, framed photo of his late grandmother on stage with him at the ceremony in Philadelphia and started shouting:
“I made a promise to her and I stuck to it!