Are we going to have to start calling the NFL the Some Fun League?
Commissioner Roger Goodell revealed Tuesday more celebrations will be allowed this season.
Following conversations with dozens of players, we’re making changes to our celebrations policy: https://t.co/1NLdEJjsGD
— Roger Goodell (@nflcommish) May 23, 2017
This sounds like good news for former Cincinnati Bengals great Chad Johnson but not so much Ickey Woods.
Going to the ground and using the ball as a prop (such as Johnson pretending a golf putt in one celebration and giving the ball a chest compressions a la CPR in another) will be allowed. So will making snow angels if you’re into that kind of thing.
However, “prolonged acts” will continue to be banned.
What does that mean? Well it sounds like something that would include the Ickey Shuffle, although that is not quite clear.
Also still to be against the rules: miming weapons and sexually suggestive moves (such as twerking).