Fine for Moss May Be $5,000

Receiver Randy Moss of the Minnesota Vikings is almost sure to be fined for pretending to moon fans in Green Bay during a playoff game, according to NFL rules.

The league is looking into Moss’ antics in Minnesota’s 31-17 win over the Packers on Sunday and will announce its ruling this week.

When asked whether the oft-fined Moss would be penalized again, a league spokesman recited NFL rules mandating discipline for “obscene gestures or other actions construed as being in poor taste.”

A fine for the first offense under those guidelines is $5,000. Moss has not been fined previously for such action, but paid a $25,000 penalty in 1999 for squirting an official with a water bottle.

Indianapolis Colt Coach Tony Dungy said he saw Moss’ action and “thought it was kind of humorous.”

“Anyone who has played in the NFC Central knows what that’s about. The fans in Green Bay have a tradition in the parking lot after the game where they moon the visiting team’s bus,” he said. “It’s kind of a unique sendoff.”

“I had seen it seven times because when I was with the Vikings, we lost to them seven times up there,” he said.