NFL Ruling

It’s time to get excited. The No Fun League (NFL) is coming back. In a ridiculous move against the entertainment factor for us fans, the NFL has ruled against excessive end zone celebrations. Last year was a blast, partly due to players coming up with their own end zone celebrations. You just never knew what Chad Johnson was going to do from week to week. In fact, the end zone celebration took on a culture of sorts. Well, that’s gone now.

The NFL owner vote came out 29-3, a landslide, for the new regulation. Since it’s the NFL, we have to have confusing rules subject to interpretation. For example, Chad Johnson’s proposal to a Cheerleader last season would not be allowed and would result in a penalty. However, if he were to do the river dance, which is excessive, it would be ok. The ultimate judge is the official. If you watched last year’s Super Bowl, you know that officiating in the NFL is grossly inaccurate and the officiating leaves something to be desired. So now we get to give officials another weapon in their arsenal to directly affect the outcome of games. Perhaps we can just pay to watch the officials tell us who won.

The apparent reasoning behind this is the youth football leagues. Kids, as can be expected, were imitating players like Chad Johnson when they scored. Rather than educating and punishing them for unacceptable behavior, NFL fans get to suffer in an attempt to mask problems. Like it or not, the No Fun League is back—at least for a year.