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NFL Faces Fury After Fining Player Who Wore ‘Glory Be 2 God’ Eyeblack
The NFL is fining Arizona Cardinals cornerback Kei’Trel Clark $6,651 after he wore eyeblack carrying a religious message during Sunday’s game.
Clark wrote “Glory Be 2 God…” beneath his eyes, with a peace symbol placed between “Be” and “2.”
The league told Clark this week that the message violated its uniform and equipment rules barring players from displaying personal messages on game day without prior approval.
The NFL’s letter stated:
“During the Arizona Cardinals-Los Angeles Rams game on September 13, 2026, you were in violation of the NFL Uniform and Equipment Rules.
“Specifically, you displayed a personal message on your eyeblack. Rule 5, Section 4, Article 8, Item () of the 2026 Official Playing Rules of the National Football League states that, “throughout the period on game day that a player is visible to the stadium and television audience (including in pregame warm-ups, in the bench area, and during postgame interviews in the locker room or on the field), players are prohibited from wearing, displaying, or otherwise conveying personal messages either in writing or illustration, unless such message has been approved in advance by the League office.”
Clark, who is in his fourth NFL season, confirmed the fine on Instagram and appeared less than thrilled with the league’s decision.
Still, he made clear that the punishment would not stop him from publicly expressing his faith.
“I got to report to God at the end of my days on the day of judgment!” he wrote. “I’ll always give God the Glory and out loud.
TRENDING: #Cardinals CB Kei’Trel Clark WENT OFF on the #NFL after being fined $6,651 for writing “Glory Be 2 God” on his eye black.
“I report to God at the end of my days on the day of judgment! I’ll always give God the Glory and out loud.”
Clark made it very clear he is angry: pic.twitter.com/uJvumMCo6A
— MLFootball (@MLFootball) September 17, 2026
“All good.”
Clark is at least the second NFL player to be fined this week under the league’s personal-message policy.
Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair was also fined after wearing the name of five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab on his eyeblack as a tribute following her death in Gaza.
The NFL fined Al-Shaair $11,492 under the same section of its uniform rules.
Clark’s own religious background has also drawn attention after the fine.
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His Instagram profile includes an Arabic religious phrase, and he has previously referenced Allah in posts about his football career.
Last year, Clark wrote:
“I put my heart into this $h!t, it’s always been bigger then me,” he wrote. “Only Allah Knows.”
The league’s rule applies regardless of the content of the message, whether religious, political or personal, unless the NFL approves it in advance.
Clark’s salary-cap number this season is $1,197,150, and the collective bargaining agreement limits how much players can be fined relative to their per-game salary-cap charge.
That still leaves Clark on the hook for $6,651 over three words praising God.
And based on his response, the Cardinals defensive back does not sound like he plans to keep quiet about his faith just because the NFL sent him a bill.
