10-02-2014, 04:45 AM
(09-30-2014, 12:50 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: On Tuesday, the NFL said the referee botched the call. "Husain Abdullah should not have been penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct," said Michael Signora, a league spokesman.
The rules prohibit players from celebrating while on the ground, but officials should not "flag a player who goes to the ground as part of a religious celebration," Signora added.
This is the only part of it that mattered to me. He's one of very few practicing Muslims in the NFL... not abhorrent that refs screwed up the call and mistakenly flagged him. Next time they'll get it right, hopefully. If it was a systematic flaw, I'd get that people could be up in arms. I agree with the player, the way he slid into the prostration looked kinda illegal at first. No problem with the bow tho.
Was at that game btw. Good times rootin for the Chiefs. Heckuva blowout.