'No Fun League' Trends Again After Fans Call out NFL for Taunting Penalties
Closer Look
No Fun League!! Here’s all the excessive celebration penalties this week pic.twitter.com/unoPJ8K8jc
— Adam Stark (@EverydayFFB) September 20, 2021
Bucky Brooks wrote: "The NFL has shifted from promoting celebrations one year to penalizing players for competitive enthusiasm the next year (taunting). I understand eliminating the silly stuff but it appears the pendulum has swung too far in the other direction. Common sense should apply."
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Football is an emotional sport! This rule has got to go. #NoFunLeague https://t.co/lRw0lMLEkR
— Jeremiah Sirles (@Sirles71_HSKR) September 20, 2021
Nick Wright wrote: "Refs are going buck wild with the taunting penalties today… something precisely zero NFL fans were clamoring for but will undoubtedly swing a playoff game this year!"
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The No Fun League is ruining football with these taunting penalties pic.twitter.com/JaLuq6MVgR
— gifdsports (@gifdsports) September 19, 2021
Michael Wilbon tweeted: "The NFL has established a new level of arrogance today with its application of this taunting infraction. It's both obsessive and stupid…"
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Congrats to the refs for beating my chargers today… NO FUN LEAGUE pic.twitter.com/PIACSAvWgd
— Lost In Space ⚡️🪐🛸 (@Captain__Clay) September 20, 2021
Rodger Sherman said: "The NFL took a big step forward when they let players start doing end zone dances, saw all the positive coverage and goodwill it generated, and decided to take 1,000 steps backwards by calling taunting penalties whenever any player gets excited about anything."
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Reason number 4,378 that the NFL is unwatchable:
— @RattleBoneJones (@workinglawfirm) September 19, 2021
In the NO FUN LEAGUE number 2 committed a penalty for taunting, but noseguard 99 did not. pic.twitter.com/chPKJJVesk
Taylor Rooks said: "This taunting rule is outrageous. Not allowing players to react when they make big plays does absolutely nothing. Nobody cares. That personality is FUN."
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I don’t think the taunting rule is just about the NFL being the No Fun League. It’s such something more sinister than that.
— mike freeman (@mikefreemanNFL) September 19, 2021
Jim Rome wrote: "Way better to let 'em talk junk than jack it up with all these ridiculous taunting penalties."
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It’s a game full of emotions and they want to take it out the game. No Fun League is back!!!! https://t.co/Zmax9eCzTa
— Good Things (@Inferno_Rich) September 20, 2021
Field Yates wrote: "There's virtually nothing we can all agree on on this app except that the NFL's new taunting rule STINKS."
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