Why Doesn't The NFL Celebrate Player Celebrations?

Celebrating after every single play, like when a defensive player breaks up a pass. Yes, great, you stopped the play. THAT’S YOUR JOB. Wait until you intercept the ball and take it back twenty yards before you spend fifteen seconds hooting and hollering.

I do see your point. I guess the post-play celebrations are an after-effect of the players being neutered in the endzone. About the most players can do now is hold up a hand to the sky, fall to one knee as if in prayer, or clap a teammate on the back…or, like Matty Ice, run all the way down the field and launch yourself on top of another player.

yes, I understand and actually am ok with. escpecially if they put you in the lead. but just doing it for the purpose of self promotion, yeah I can do without it.

Should be allowed for touchdowns for every team to have their own certain type of team celebration- ie the lambau leap- not flagged by the refs -(we got the dirty bird) so every team has their own thing they do after scoring a td, therefore we celebrate TOGETHER as fans and a team. then we can try and get rid of all the nonsense celebrations that guys pull out for making plays they are supposed to make and are paid to make!! ie -shawn merriman. But could you imagine it being so funny when ANY falcon player scores they HAVE to do the dirty bird – matty ice, a DT, etc.. hillarious!!

Is sportsmanship, which is something I only touched on in the article. Terrell Owens dancing on the Cowboy star is pretty darn close to disrespectful, and getting up and screaming in a guy’s face could be.

What I’m arguing for is the fun stuff. Tell me a situation in which Chad Johnson holding up that sign or the Texas pretending to look for a cell phone in the goalpost is any way harmful or showing a team up. It’s amusing, and I’m sure the players themselves get a kick out of it. For the NFL to fine guys who are doing something creative that doesn’t even reach the level of a guy jumping and screaming after big tackle is complete nonsense to me.

don’t like Chad (Ochocinco) Johnson and his antics, but I enjoyed the Riverdance celebration. I agree with most commenters so far that the celebrations after every single play are getting out of hand, and are much more annoying than a celebration after a TD. The thing is that the fines ($5-10 thousand) are chump change to these guys – if they want to celebrate so bad, go ahead – just pay the fine.

I hated when this happened (just the safety I mean), but this youtube video cheered me up

Really? They are getting paid to do what they love and are passionate about. That’s why teams draft them. Thats why we have teams. Thats’ why we have the NFL. That’s why Roger Goddell has a job. When is enough enough? You are already killing yourself on the field and on camera. Might as well have fun. We put them in the public eye and tell them to act accordingly when the whole thing is a hypocrasy.

some players thats the only thing there remembered for i think celebrations should only be allowed in the endzone or after a turnover or a play of longer than 30 yards not counting return team and i think it should be on the ref’s call wether or not its being taken to far in that case fans get memories players dont get there feelings hurt and that brings up another good point do you think the other team really cares matter of fact recently other teams love to see the celebration for the the penalty they practically beg for it there proffessionals they dont care

I personally think that those who try and justify the stifling of the players withathat tired addage “Try and act like you’ve been there before” are those who never played football at any level. There is nothing, and I mean NOTHING, harder than scoring a touchdown with 11 people physically trying to stop you. First comes the actual act of making an NFL roster. Ridiculously difficult. Become a starter, and keep your job, harder still. Stay healthy, and then “matriculate the ball down the field” (Thanks Coach Stram!) When a player scores it is the result of a fantastic team effort, often punctuated by a stupendous individual effort. The crowd tends to love it, at least gets a kick out of it. Tell me that people would rather hear Chris Collingsworthless, or any other announcer whine and complain about an endzone celebration. The reason he doesn’t like it is because he so rarely got there. It’s taking place during a stoppage of play and it draws fans to the game, particularly non-passionate females. They tend to find at least something humorous in it, and as a result they will watch, at least a little bit more. And that is definitely a win-win situation for guys everywhere.

To the point of showing up the other team, or being disrespectful, this is FOOTBALL !!! If there is something occurring that you don’t like, like getting run on for 300 yards, do something about it ! Like play some defense, like score more points. It’s SUPPOSED TO HURT AND BE DISRESPECTFUL, ITS A BEATDOWN !!! Get up! Be men! Do something! Anything! The team that scores has EARNED the right to gloat. Think back to when you were little kids playing in the street, sandlot, or churchyard, the phrase after scoring was, (all together now), “Loser walks!” Why do you think there are cheerleaders? To rub it in the face of the visiting team that they have more support than the other team.

Again, this is football, not baseball, where they have the stupid idea that you can’’t “show up” a pitcher after taking him 440 feet to straight-away centerfield, to tie the game or put it away. The solution is, rather punk-as*, that you throw at the next batter. Real good idea that. Try not throwing a hanging curve! Or a meatball down the middle. Again rather than being little beeatches, curled up in the fetal position, waiting for their mommies to powder their collective bottoms, do something about it. Play smarter, play better!

Football is a physical game designed to allow for backing up a team’s (and by extension a community’s) desire to BEAT the other team. Don’t you see? Without celebrating, trash talk, cheerleading, pep-rallies, fund-raisers, pranks, etc. there would be no rivalries. No one would care. I’m from Tennessee, love the Vols, and I played golf today with a Florida Gator fan. And we both had a classically good time ribbing each other about our teams. That is the essence of competition. Hence the phrase, “To the victor goes the spoils.”
If you want to take all the fun out of the greatest game there is, you’ll end up with futbol. Gee won’t that be fun?

This is a game! It can pay millions, yes, so it’s a business. However, it is still a game. Unless the celebration is disrepectful like standing in the middle of the field on the other teams logo, celebrating should be allowed. As far as not celebrating after each play. Again, it is a game! Also, who doesn’t get excited when they accomplish something? In this game/business, you are judged based upon your PLAY. So by making a good PLAY, you are building your investment. If you make good plays, then, generally, you get paid. If you don’t make enough plays, then you don’t get paid. What businessperson, doesn’t get excited when scoring a new business deal or improving an existing one? I’m getting tired of the society we live in and the incompetence that runs free.

Most people who have issues with celebrations are people who don’t have an athletic bone in there body. Since no selected them to play sandlot football, they want to take it out on those of us who were good enough to play. All it takes is one play to get hurt and your career is over. So every play that you are on the field should be celebrated (whether you actually made the play or not LOL). I truly believe that.

If you have ever worked you butt off for years to accomplish something and finally get it, I guarantee you won’t just smile and walk off the field. But most people out were given opportunities and didn’t earn it. So those people would naturally have issues with people who worked hard and make it. Let the people who actually worked hard celebrate when they see their hardwork pay off even if it is one play. I guarantee that if any of you that object to celebrations actually got a sack or made a tackle, you would cheer, jump for joy, or maybe even hit a flip!!! I guarantee it!

MIKE VICK IS FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!