NFL's top brass agree finger-gun celebrations send 'the wrong messages'

The NFL has cracked down connected violent-gesture celebrations this play arsenic players who appeared to person made digit guns aft touchdowns oregon archetypal downs person either gotten flagged during the crippled oregon fined afterward.

Two examples included Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London performing the determination during the team’s triumph implicit the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers drafting flags and fines for the determination against the Cleveland Browns.

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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell earlier a crippled successful Brazil betwixt the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles astatine Neo Quimica Arena. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)

NFL enforcement Troy Vincent addressed the contented astatine a league gathering connected Tuesday, according to the NFL Network.

"There’s nary spot successful nonrecreational shot for that," Vincent said of the gestures. "Think astir wherever we are arsenic a society. … I don’t deliberation that’s wherever we are and what we’re trying to represent. We person a work arsenic nonrecreational athletes."

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell besides talked astir the issue.

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Troy Vincent, EVP Football Operations, NFL, speaks during the Leaders "An Evening With..." lawsuit astatine Under the Bridge astatine Stamford Bridge connected Oct. 7, 2019 successful London. (Paul Harding/Getty Images for Leaders)

"It's a long-standing policy, and we are going to enforce that," Goodell said. "Troy had a nonstop speech with the union, I think, conscionable past week astir it. We're going to proceed connected that focus. We don't deliberation it's due successful those circumstances and sends the incorrect messages. So, we'll proceed to bash that."

A high-ranking NFL worker told The Athletic past week that players are warned astir the gestures each twelvemonth and that it could effect successful penalties.

While New York Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton alleged a discrepancy astir what was called and what was not, erstwhile NFL prima J.J. Watt told Fox News Digital helium believed the NFL’s crackdown connected the finger-gun celebrations was rightful.

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Allen Lazard, #13, gives digit guns to the shot successful the 3rd 4th against the Pittsburgh Steelers astatine Lambeau Field connected Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021 successful Green Bay, Wisconsin. (IMAGN)

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"Now, the weapon celebrations, that’s clear-cut," helium said. "They’re going to good that each time, they’re going to emblem that each time. That is conscionable a subordinate not caring oregon not truly wanting to travel the rules. We each cognize you can’t fake a weapon retired there, and that I’m good with."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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