NFL Bans Players from Dunking over the Goal Post in Celebration

March 25, 2014   ·   Mike Chiari   ·   Jump to comments

One of the NFL's most popular touchdown celebrations involves players dunking the ball over the goal post, but sports fans will be forced to get their dunking fix solely from the NBA in 2014.   
According to Paul Pabst of The Dan Patrick Show, the celebration made famous by future Hall of Fame tight end Tony Gonzalez will no longer be permitted:
The rule change comes at a convenient time since Gonzalez retired following the 2013 season, but it may have more to do with an incident involving New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham this past year, per Rowan Kavner of DallasCowboys.com:
Graham, who played basketball at the University of Miami, adopted Gonzalez's celebration and did it more emphatically than anyone else. CBS Sports' Eye on NFL provides Graham's tweet on the rule change, which Graham has since removed:
In fact, after scoring a touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons in November, Graham bent the goal post, which led to a delay.

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