Jets Allen Lazard ready to fight back against NFL if fined for finger guns celebration

Allen Lazard is ready to fight back against the NFL if he is fined for his relatively tame finger guns celebration.The Jets receiver was penalized 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct Sunday after he made a 12-yard catch and then spun the ball and “fired” his hands.The flag changed first-and-10 at the 18-yard line to first-and-10 at the 33, and the Jets subsequently did not advance past the 22, settling for a 40-yard field goal.“I’ve gotten zero clarification from the NFL,” Lazard said before Wednesday’s practice.

“Now, my coaches have come up and talked to me individually.It’s very unfortunate that I’m the victim of the situation.

But it is what it is.It’s part of the NFL, and a part of the entertainment factor.”Lazard has not pursued an explanation from the officials or the league via the Jets coaches or the NFL Players Association.

You can bet on that changing if he receives a fine, which he would appeal.“If I am [fined], they are definitely going to exempt it,” Lazard said.“It wouldn’t make sense to fine someone for something you never warned them [about].

It’s like implementing a new driving rule: If you are driving down the street with only one hand, you never told me I can only drive with only two hands.That’s unfair.

That’s not a lawful democracy in that sense.”To Lazard’s point, it is not illegal to drive with one hand on the steering wheel, but it could play a factor in a traffic stop for failure to control a vehicle.“It’s something very silly,” Lazard said.“I expect the NFL to fine me just from the history of situations like this.”QB Aaron Rodgers (knee) was listed as limited on the injury report because he did not participate in the stretch period.

He emerged from the facility to throw with the other quarterbacks before practice closed to the media.Head coach Robert Saleh said Rodgers is “getting treatment” but would practice fully and he is “not concerned” about his quarterback’s availabi...