10 most costly NFL celebrations of all time

Before the start of the 2017 season, the NFL announced a relaxation on what Sports Illustrated referred to as the league's "death grip on touchdown celebrations." The recent trend toward attaching huge fines to even fairly tepid post-touchdown shenanigans made both fans and players alike feel that the end zone had become a boring place.

According to CBS sports, even legendary hot dog Chad Johnson agreed that the league must preserve the game's integrity while allowing room for legitimate expressions of jubilation. But even though the league now acknowledges that the pendulum had swung too far, some players' bank accounts have suffered massive hits for end zone excess.

GOBankingRates examined fines assessed to NFL players for "celebration" starting in the 2002 season, according to data compiled by Spotrac. We organized the list from least to most costly fine. Click through to see how some of your favorite players lost money.

Here are the 10 most costly NFL celebrations of all time: