# Why does the NFL discourage end zone celebrations? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 5, 2011, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-nfl-discourage-end-zone-celebrations/605102 "2011-12-05T05:00:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-nfl-discourage-end-zone-celebrations/605102/41 "2011-12-07T23:04:04Z")
Of course, the crackdown on “celebrations” can be [“quite ridiculous”](http://deadspin.com/5865578/this-raised-arm-drew-a-celebration-penalty-and-cost-a-high-school-team-the-championship) (not NFL, but still ridiculous) ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-nfl-discourage-end-zone-celebrations/605102/42 "2011-12-08T17:18:59Z")
> [@Laggard](#): > > As much as I love Aaron Rodgers I wish he’d quit with the belt celebration. What, the discount double check? > [@sitchensis](#): > > The worst part is when the rest of the team runs over to celebrate with them and the player just blows them off to do their own thing. I’ve literally never seen this happen. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-nfl-discourage-end-zone-celebrations/605102/43 "2011-12-08T17:41:09Z")
> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > Of course, the crackdown on “celebrations” can be [“quite ridiculous”](http://deadspin.com/5865578/this-raised-arm-drew-a-celebration-penalty-and-cost-a-high-school-team-the-championship) (not NFL, but still ridiculous) My post from the other celebration thread referencing the same incident. > [@NCAA Stupid Celebration Rule](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-stupid-celebration-rule/599026/47): > > Celebrating before the line is taunting. There were several defensive players nearby and it was clearly an “in your face, I beat you” gesture. The kid just learned a valuable lesson. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-nfl-discourage-end-zone-celebrations/605102/44 "2011-12-08T18:19:36Z")
> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > I hate this saying. You just scored a touchdown in the National Football League, the pinnacle of your profession, act like it means something, not like you just ran a drill or something. There is no need for excessive celebration, but c’mon, you scored a friggin’ touchdown for your team. Which, for the majority of the players in that position, is fundamentally **their job**. Arguing for touchdown celebrations in the majority of the cases is like arguing for professional housepainters gathering on the lawn of their clients’ house for a “finished-painting-the-house” celebration. Not every successful accomplishment deserves visible celebration. Doing so cheapens those cases which truly deserve it, like the come-from-behind game-winning touchdown. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-nfl-discourage-end-zone-celebrations/605102/45 "2011-12-08T18:55:43Z")
What Would Tebow Do? ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-nfl-discourage-end-zone-celebrations/605102/46 "2011-12-08T18:56:38Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > Granted I’m biased, but I like the Lambeau Leap > > Brian That’s not taunting, which is what this is all about. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-nfl-discourage-end-zone-celebrations/605102/47 "2011-12-08T19:59:11Z")
> [@gnoitall](#): > > Which, for the majority of the players in that position, is fundamentally **their job**. Arguing for touchdown celebrations in the majority of the cases is like arguing for professional housepainters gathering on the lawn of their clients’ house for a “finished-painting-the-house” celebration. > > Not every successful accomplishment deserves visible celebration. Doing so cheapens those cases which truly deserve it, like the come-from-behind game-winning touchdown. I hate this thinking. I guess we will just have to agree to disagree. ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-nfl-discourage-end-zone-celebrations/605102/48 "2011-12-08T21:36:06Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > What Would Tebow Do? Pray [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-nfl-discourage-end-zone-celebrations/605102.md?page=2)