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At the request of the league’s coaches, NFL officials will crack down harder on taunting in 2021.
It isn’t the touchdown celebrations NFL coaches want gone, but rather coaches want officials to focus on players going face-to-face, standing over each other or pointing fingers after big plays, said NFL’s competition committee report chairman Rich McKay, per Yahoo Sports.
The article states that coaches may have asked for the change because taunting could lead to fights or personal fouls later in the game, but the move could have more negative consequences on teams. After all, when does a celebration become taunting?
“Breaking up a pass and holding up a peace sign resulted in a penalty in the Super Bowl, but Tyreek Hill’s peace sign touchdown celebration did not draw a penalty flag in the regular season,” Yahoo Sports reports. “Will both be penalties now? There’s a chance cracking down on taunting could erase some huge plays depending on how the rule is written.”
The article says that even if the coaches have good intentions with the rule, the promise of more flags on the field isn’t encouraging.
When Are the Chiefs going to retire the name and Indian references. hypocrites.
The term chiefs was given due to H Roe Bartle mayor who got the Texans to move from Texas to Kansas City his nickname came from Comander and Chief as he was seen as someone who could get things done in Kc when no would could. This was mainly an issue as result of all the corruption. Not trying to call you out but if you research you will find it is out of respect for the mayor not an Indian term. Also as someone who is 50% Cherokee I can tell you alot of my family takes pride in sports teams wanting to use Indian names such as warriors as a proud name. Not all tribes are upset with the names. Although Cleveland getting rid of their cartoon mascot and Redskins needed to go. Just my 2 cents.
That was worth way more than 2 cents, bud…lol…great stuff. I had read about when the team moved to KC, but what a great history lesson!
I was unaware that they let SJW’s post on here. I fail to see any ‘hypocrisy. Please enlighten us. Of course if you are offended you can always tune out.
I think this is an over reaction. Winfield took his lumps like a man when they first met, and Hill took his lumps like a man in the super bowl. No issue. Both guys dishes it out and took it.
For sure, Mick…on point…and you could see them smiling at each other after Winfield flipped.
All the WOKE has removed any interest in the NoFunLeague.
Exactly.
Lol honestly I would find that most wokesters would be more butt hurt about this rule change than anyone else. I’ve never liked taunting in the NFL and it ramped up like crazy in the early 2000s. I’m sure you will immediately respond by calling me a pussy for thinking so therefore I’ll just do it for you ahead of time.
So organized taunting in the endzone is okay, but not on-the-fly taunting is not. Got it.
I like the celebrations, and they are going to happen anyway as the 1990’s showed us. More is better. WRs taunt INCESSANTLY on every catch and “First Down” indication, even when its not a first down. But heaven forbid a DB do the same