The NFL has earned the “No Fun League” nickname for good reason.
Up until recently, team celebrations were hardly allowed, if at all.
The rules have been more lenient for players celebrating touchdowns.
However, “taunting” still draws a 15-yard penalty.
By definition, a taunt is “a remark made in order to anger, wound, or provoke someone.” In the NFL, it’s often used to celebrate a play but typically to brag to an opponent.
Rules state it should result in a flag, but Joe Burrow wants a change.
“Yeah, I’m pro-taunting,” Burrow said ealier this week. “We’re all grown adults that work really hard at what we do. And sometimes we’d like to show it. I’m not gonna get my feelings hurt if somebody sacks me and taunts me like you made a play. I get it. Like, good for you.”
The Cincinnati Bengals quarterback originally made his stance known during the playoffs, when he posted on X, “Let the guys taunt,” after Zay Flowers committed a crucial penalty in the AFC championship.
