10 awesome touchdown celebrations that are now legal in the NFL

Having fun is good and fans like it, the NFL has discovered.

Dan Gartland | May 23, 2017

10 awesome touchdown celebrations that are now legal in the NFL /

A recent study commissioned by the NFL has revealed unexpected findings: having fun is good and fans like it.

The league announced Tuesday that it’s relaxing the rules for touchdown celebrations a bit. Players are now allowed to use the ball as a prop, celebrate in groups and go down to the ground. The use of other props—like Ezekiel Elliott’s Salvation Army kettle and Antonio Brown’s goal post—is still a no-go, as are celebrations that mimic sex and violence.

Still, plenty of celebrations that drew flags in the past are now perfectly legal. Let’s take a look at a few of them.

Shooting a jumper

Napping

Snow angels

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Whatever you call this

Shaking your teammates’ hands and also your butt

Two guys doing the same dance for less than three seconds

CPR

Miming photography

Frolicking in the snow

Praying

What will NFL players come up with next, now that they don’t have to worry about 15-yard penalty?

Published May 23, 2017

DAN GARTLAND

Dan Gartland is the writer and editor of Sports Illustrated’s flagship daily newsletter, SI:AM, covering everything an educated sports fan needs to know. He joined the SI staff in 2014, having previously been published on Deadspin and Slate. Gartland, a graduate of Fordham University, is a former Sports Jeopardy! champion (Season 1, Episode 5).