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Add another thing NFL players are no longer allowed to do. Â First it was taunting opponents, then it was using the n-word, and now players can no longer celebrate a touchdown by dunking the ball through the goal post. Â This is a favorite celebration by New Orleans tight end Jimmy Graham and recently retired Atlanta tight end Tony Gonzalez. Â It seems like soon the players will be unable to even high-five on the sidelines at this rate. Â Some of the players expressed their outrage on Twitter when this news was announced.
The NFL has gotten ridiculous with all of these new rules. Â We all understand that you are trying to make the sport of football as safe as possible, but I cannot remember the last time Graham or Gonzalez got hurt from celebrating a touchdown. Â Graham did, however, nearly pull the post down last year causing the game to be delayed as the field crew tried to fix it. Â Still, not a good enough reason as to why ALL touchdown celebrations have been banned.
The man himself, Tony Gonzalez, had a few words of his own on the new rule.
Here is a look at Jimmy Graham slamming one over the goal post. Â Soon this will be just a distant memory.
