NFL Brings Back Touchdown Celebrations

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The NFL owners voted to make most touchdown celebrations legal again. This includes group celebrations, using the ball as a prop and snow angels. Celebrations that will still be penalized include, dunking the goal post, miming weapons and any sexually suggestive action.

Mixed responses have came from the decision. Players are excited that they can  have fun after a touchdown without costing their team 15 yards. NFL coaches, such as Bengals Marvin Lewis are against the rule changing saying that players should play the game "The right way."

Rodger Goodell, NFL Commissioner (nesn.com)

I'm excited that the NFL will stop penalizing players for celebrations. It made no sense to me in the first place. I'm a firm believer in the saying "If you don't want me to celebrate, stop me." I understand the rule in college football. Most college football players have no intentions on playing NFL football, so there's no need to rub it in kids faces when your powerhouse is blowing out a Division II team. But I feel that emotions shouldn't get involved when it come to players celebrating touchdowns in the NFL. I also agree that miming weapons and sexually suggestive celebrations should continue to be penalized. The NFL is a brutal sports to say the least but it's still a family event. Children love watching their favorite players on Sunday's and it would be a horrible example to allow those actions to happen without penalty and/or fine.

Odell Beckham Jr.is well known for entertaining celebrations (nydailynews.com)
Personally I don't feel the NFL owners voted to allow celebrating again based off the players preference. Last season,  NFL television viewership was down league with Monday Night Football games seeing the biggest decline with a 12% drop. With the combination of taking away celebrating, penalties for "targeting", and just bad football overall league wide, The NFL had to do something to get those numbers up. Bringing back celebration will bring the entertainment value up. The rule change won''t completely turn around the NFL's struggling viewership but its definitely a step in the right direction.


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