ASHBURN, Va. -- Washington Redskins receiver DeSean Jackson just wanted to send a message. Because of that, he knew he would also be sending the NFL some money.

Jackson said he was fined by the NFL for wearing cleats with yellow caution tape painted on them in a Week 4 game vs. the Cleveland Browns.

He had initially planned to wear the cleats only during pregame but opted to keep them on all game. The fine for a violation is $6,076. Jackson wore the NFL-approved pink cleats against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.

Jackson said he didn't appeal the fine. He said he wore the cleats to bring attention to not only police brutality but also violence within communities.

DeSean Jackson wore cleats with yellow caution tape painted on them to bring attention to not only police brutality but also violence within communities. AP Photo/Mark Tenally

"It's cool, man," Jackson said of the fine. "My message and what I wanted to get across was more of the case for that, so I wasn't worried about that [fine]."

Jackson said he wants to do more than just protest by wearing cleats. He said he wants to conduct seminars and after-school programs in the offseason.