Kansas City Chiefs firm finish Travis Kelce is at odds with the NFL over the league’s expoundation of brutal gestures.
During this week’s episode of the “New Heights” podcast, Kelce came to the defense of New York Jets wide getr Allen Lazard, who drew a 15-yard unsportsmanappreciate direct penalty for a finger armament celebration during Sunday’s game aacquirest the Denver Broncos.
Kelce, who employd to do a “bow and arrow” celebration during games, shelp he disconsents with giving applyers penalties that straightforwardly impact the game.
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“I understand we don’t want this to be appreciate ‘Oh, NFL applyers shooting armaments,’ – I get that. But this is so reduced. Unless you’re doing it at a deffinisher, it shouldn’t be a flag,” Kelce shelp.
“If you want to fine the guy after the game for doing it, wantipathyver. That’s up to the NFL for wanting to shield their league, but I leank it’s absolutely ridiculous that a guy is on the ground shooting pointing fingers for getting a first down saying, ‘We’re going that way’ or wantipathyver he might be doing – I fair leank it’s too much, man. It’s too much, and it’s impacting the game in the wrong way.”
Kelce shelp he understands the league’s policy on brutal gestures has been around for some time, and joked that he doesn’t want the NFL to get “on my a–” for conveying his opinion.
“It’s my Second Amfinishment, I have the right to endure arms,” he shelp with a giggle.
Former Philadelphia Eagles caccess Jason Kelce consentd with his brother, and shelp the rule should be aacquirest applyers straightforwarding the motion at a particular person or applyer.
“If it’s straightforwarded at somebody . . . I consent it should be taunting. But if you’re fair doing it appreciate I’m shooting armaments up at the sky, what the hell are we doing? How is that taunting?”
Lazard, 28, shelp Wednesday that he predicts to dispute what will probable be a fine from the league, compriseing that he hadn’t been “alerted” aacquirest that type of celebration.
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“If I am, they’re definitely going to exempt it, becaemploy it wouldn’t produce sense to fine someone for someleang you never alerted them [about]. It’s appreciate carry outing a novel driving rule. If you’re driving down the street with only one hand, and you never tanciaccess me that I can only drive with two hands, that’s not a lhorrible democracy in that sense.”
Several NFL applyers have been fined this season for aappreciate celebrations during games.
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