Fines adding up for Carolina Panthers cornerback Josh Norman

These touchdown celebrations are starting to get a little pricey for Panthers cornerback Josh Norman.

The NFL fined Norman $8,681 for unsportsmanlike conduct after he rode an imaginary horse across the back of the end zone following his 46-yard interception return for a score in Carolina's 37-23 win at Tampa Bay last weekend.

Norman said he talked with NFL/NFLPA fines appeal officer Derrick Brooks about his planned celebration before the game and was told it would be OK. But Norman was penalized because he used the ball as a prop during his pretend ride on "Delta," the name of the horse Norman keeps in the Huntersville area.

A league spokesman confirmed Friday that Norman's use of the ball as a prop drew the fine.

Norman was docked the same amount for waving at Jacksonville quarterback Blake Bortles during his Week 1 pick-six against the Jaguars.

Norman was one of two Panthers' players fined for their actions against the Buccaneers last weekend.

Newly acquired defensive end Ryan Delaire was fined $8,681 for a late hit on running back Doug Martin in Delaire's first NFL game. Delaire, who is making the first-year minimum $435,000, lost 34 percent of his weekly pay as a result of the fine.

Delaire, signed off Washington's practice squad last week, had two sacks and five tackles in his NFL debut.

This story was originally published October 10, 2015 at 12:35 PM with the headline "Fines adding up for Carolina Panthers cornerback Josh Norman."