Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins made a nice gesture late last month as he tossed a football to a child in the stands after a touchdown against the Tennessee Titans. The NFL office took a different stance on the seemingly-innocuous gameday interaction.

Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins says he was fined by the NFL for throwing a football into the stands to a fan after his Week 12 touchdown against the Tennessee Titans. Collins' second quarter touchdown cut the Tennessee lead to 17-13 in a game the Titans would go on to win 32-27.

The NFL wasn’t a fan of the memory created by Collins and slapped him with a fine Thursday afternoon. Collins said he was confused about why the league would fine him for a positive celebration. “I guess they think you’re going to poke somebody in the eye or something,” Collins said.

Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins scored a touchdown against the Tennessee Titans in his most recent home game and tossed the ball to a child in the stands pleading for it.

Houston receiver Nico Collins was fined about $5,000 this week for throwing a football into the stands after a touchdown against the Titans.

Houston Texans receiver Nico Collins was slightly less chipper than his normal easygoing self Thursday afternoon. Before speaking to the media at his locker, he held up an envelope from the NFL with a disapproving look on his face.