Spinning the Ball Will Get You a Penalty

[Big Bid'Ness]

From:Bleacherreport
 

Spinning the Ball Will Get You a Penalty Because the NFL Is No Fun

Continuing its constant pursuit to strip every fun aspect of football from the sport, the NFL has warned teams it will now penalize players who dare spin the ball in celebration.
 
Finally, the scourge threatening to destroy the proud league has been vanquished.
 
Pro Football Talk's Michael David Smith reports players are being told that a rule on the books since last season will now be enforced:
 
Please celebrate your remarkable touchdown in a reserved and sensible manner.
 
Reports today from members of the media at Vikings camp and Panthers camp indicate that referees working training camps are warning players that they’ll be penalized if they taunt opponents by spinning the ball.
 
As Smith reports, the rule itself isn't new. According to the 2012 list of official rules, the following portion is noted as acts that will garner unsportsmanlike penalties and a subsequent 15 yar

 

Perhaps the officials were just trying to give players a year to get accustomed to the rule, or maybe referees have seen quite enough of your mad-spinning antics.
 
These acts include but are not limited to: sack dances; home run swing; incredible hulk; spiking the ball; throwing or shoving the ball; pointing; pointing the ball; verbal taunting; military salute; standing over an opponent (prolonged and with provocation; or dancing.
 
Either way, it's clear that the era of merely spinning the ball as each team sends out its kicking unit and the network readies for commercial will not be tolerated.
 
Now, some of you may love the vigilance to keep the flashy look-at-me dances out of the end zone, but do we really care about spinning the ball?
I
'll agree that it looks great when a guy scores and doesn't act like it's his first rodeo, walking away with little celebration. I just didn't know people were complaining about spinning the ball on the field.
 
Not to worry, because the report also notes players like the Panthers' Steve Smith are trying to think outside the box to maintain their ball-spinning ways. Something tells me this won't end well.
 
Either way, the league has now saved us all from watching celebrating players spinning the ball in the end zone, because it's not like these guys are playing a game for a living or something.
 
Now if we could keep the noise in the stadium down to a sensible level, we would really have something.
 

 
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[Giantmetfan07]

So fucking gay. 

 

[buzzy]

.. why?

 

[RipCity32]

Lolwut.

 

[elcheato]

The only thing dumber than the rule is people getting upset over it.

 

[Teagz]

No Fun League

 

[H-MYK]

I understand that touchdown celebrations can be excessive, but this rule is ridiculous.

 

[Fuhgeddaboudit]

I think it has something to do with 9/11 or Columbine.
 
Seriously NFL?
 
Fucking retarded

 

[Hurricane Season]

I think it's only a penalty if it's directed at an opposing player.  Same with ball spikes.

 

[bosoxlover12]

And it's intended for non-TDs too. Like sacks and big receptions

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Only if directed at the opponent.

 

[The Guid]

...and no dancing either

 

[Pugz]

this is like the first thing you learn to do hen celebrating after a big play wtf