Lions coach Dan Campbell appears to shade NFL after Jameson Williams fined over touchdown celebration

Detroit Lions caput manager Dan Campbell appeared to shadiness the NFL during a property league this week erstwhile pointing to the evident hypocrisy of the league’s rules connected touchdown celebrations. 

The NFL has travel down hard connected celebrations successful wide this season, with respective players being fined for making convulsive gestures, oregon digit weapon celebrations, during games. 

Obscene gestures during touchdown celebrations are different sore spot for the league, and Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams was 1 of the much caller examples. 

Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams celebrates his 64-yard touchdown reception against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, successful Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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During the Lions' Week 11 crippled against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Williams scored a touchdown aboriginal successful the 3rd 4th to springiness Detroit a 35-6 lead. Williams ran toward the extremity enactment earlier falling into the extremity portion backwards, grabbing his crotch portion facing a Jags’ defender – a tribute to Marshawn Lynch. 

Williams was reportedly deed with a good of $19,697 for making an obscene gesture, but it didn’t halt the league from utilizing the touchdown solemnisation connected its societal media pages. 

During a property league connected Monday, Campbell was asked astir his thoughts connected his team’s originative celebrations this year. Williams was not mentioned by sanction either by the newsman oregon Campbell, but the coach’s comments seemed to notation Williams' touchdown. 

"Well, it depends connected what that is – whether the league lets it happen, right? They’ll usage immoderate they request to – the content, but…

Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams was reportedly fined for his touchdown celebration, but the NFL inactive utilized it connected its societal media pages. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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"I don’t truly get caught up successful it. I archer our guys, ‘Hey, arsenic agelong arsenic you don’t outgo america 15,’" helium continued. "I’m bully with immoderate they do. So they person amusive with it, they are creative, they similar to propulsion the boundaries of immoderate those are. I cognize our guys person amusive with it and I deliberation that’s important. They bask it, truthful it’s each good."

Williams has been dealing with issues disconnected the tract arsenic well. In October, Williams was progressive successful a postulation halt portion successful a car that his member was driving. A weapon registered to Williams was recovered successful the car, but helium did not person a concealed-carry permit. His member did, however. 

Williams was not arrested and prosecutors successful Michigan announced this week that helium volition not look charges. 

Lions caput manager Dan Campbell talks to the media aft the Jacksonville Jaguars crippled successful Detroit, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

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He besides served a two-game suspension this play for violating the league’s performance-enhancing drugs policy. This follows a four-game suspension helium served past play for violating the league’s gambling policy. 

When asked astir the concern and Williams' repeated offenses successful the league connected Tuesday, Campbell said helium does judge Williams is learning from his mistakes. 

"I deliberation helium does. I deliberation each 1 of these that travel up, you don’t privation them to travel up, but I bash deliberation he’s learning, and he’s increasing from these – I do." 

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