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Saints' Graham says he won't dunk footballs over goalposts following $30K fine

Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports

The party is over for Jimmy Graham and his celebratory dunks.

The New Orleans Saints tight end says he will refrain from dunking on the goal posts following a lofty $30,000 fine from the NFL for doing so during the preseason. 

After describing the penalty as "steep", per ESPN, Graham went on to say "you can't really have fun anymore."

The celebration not only made a dent in Graham's wallet, it also cost his team a 15-yard penalty for each of his two dunks during the preseason. Therefore it's easy to picture a scenario where the decision to scrap the celebration was encouraged by the coaching staff who were undoubtedly unhappy with being penalized for the display in the end zone.

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