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Today’s NFL is quite different from what it used to be.
For better or worse, the game is just different.
A lot of that has had to do with the new rules, and while we should be all-in regarding player safety, the referees have taken plenty of excitement out of the game with the taunting penalties or by fining players after certain celebrations.
Some people have coined the ‘No Fun League’ motto for the NFL.
Notably, that includes Joe Burrow.
In a recent appearance on the Pardon My Take podcast, the Cincinnati Bengals star claimed that professional football players should be allowed to taunt.
If you’re being paid to play you should be allowed to taunt @JoeyB @PardonMyTake pic.twitter.com/0woaGioS9j
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) July 8, 2024
He agreed that perhaps high school or college players should keep it down, but now that they’re getting paid, and that it’s literally their livelihood, they should be allowed to do so.
Burrow stated that no one would get their feelings hurt because they’re all grown men, adding that the things they say to each other on the field and on the way to the locker room are far worse than pointing at a guy after getting a first down.
The league wants the players to pour their hearts out and play with emotion and passion and rightfully so, so how can you take emotion away from it after a big play?
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