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NFL Fans Are Up In Arms About The League’s New Crackdown On Taunting

NFL fans are fed up after it was announced that the league plans to crack down on more taunting penalties for next season

Tampa Bay Buccaneers strong safety Antoine Winfield Jr. taunts Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill after a play during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 55 football game Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

The NFL has made a lot of new rules in recent years, many of them making sense. But the new crackdown on taunting penalties has fans everywhere up in arms.

On Tuesday, it was reported that the league plans on cracking down on taunting for the 2021-22 season.

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Sure enough, fans swarmed to social media to share their displeasure with how soft the NFL has gotten while pointing to the new taunting rule as a reason.

NFL competition committee chairman Rich McKay spoke on the enhanced taunting rules.

“The NFL Players Association, coaches and competition committee have all made a strong statement regarding respect among everyone on the field,” McKay said in the video. “We saw an increase in actions that clearly are not within the spirit and intent of this rule is not representative of the respect to opponents and others on the field. Game officials have been instructed to strictly enforce the taunting rules, and players and coaches are reminded that two taunting penalties committed by an individual player will result in automatic disqualification. In addition, the taunting player may be fined and/or suspended depending on the severity of the actions.”

The NFL also re-iterated their continued efforts to crack down on helmet hits for next season.


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