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Add another thing NFL players are no longer allowed to do. 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. This is a favorite celebration by New Orleans tight end Jimmy Graham and recently retired Atlanta tight end Tony Gonzalez. It seems like soon the players will be unable to even high-five on the sidelines at this rate. 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. 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. Graham did, however, nearly pull the post down last year causing the game to be delayed as the field crew tried to fix it. 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. Soon this will be just a distant memory.
