Sunday, October 3, 2010

Jared Allen's Celebration Days Over?

According to Jay Glazer of Fox and Profootballtalk, Jared Allen's days of celebrating his sacks may be over. During Jared Allen's celebration of his sacks he acts as if he is lassoing a calf. At one point during the celebration he touches his knee to the ground, which is against NFL rules. The NFL has said that not only will his celebration result in a fine, but also a fifteen yard penalty. Due more to the fifteen yard penalty  than the potential fine, this looks to be the end of Allen's celebration.

This is an odd decision passed down from the NFL. The celebration does violate NFL celebration rules because he touches his knee to the ground while roping the calf, but what has prompted this sudden crack down? Allen has been doing this celebration after every sack for a long time. Granted, it may be a stupid celebration, similar to nearly all celebrations, but why is it suddenly illegal? The NFL needs to figure out their stance on celebrations. They should either ban all celebrations, ban all celebrations except touchdown celebrations, or lighten up a little and let things like Allen's celebration go. The fact that he touches his knee to the ground does not make it any worse than a corner running all the way across the field after a simple tackle. Roger Goodell needs to decide if he wants the NFL to include celebrations or not, but approving some celebrations and banning others based on factors such as knees touching the ground is asinine.

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