Rico Dowdle Costs Panthers A Point With His ‘two Pumps’ Td Celebration

Sunday turned retired to beryllium a large time for nan sporting world defining what counts arsenic a lewd celebration.

The statement betwixt a permissible touchdown ceremony and a emblem for taunting/unsportsmanlike behaviour successful nan NFL is, admittedly, a moving target.

But connected Sunday, Panthers moving backmost Rico Dowdle learned nan difficult measurement that you can’t judge everything that you spot connected television. Late successful nan 3rd quarter, Dowdle recovered nan extremity area for his 2nd touchdown of nan day.

To celebrate, Dowdle held up 2 fingers to his linemen, who quickly circled him arsenic he put his hands connected his hips. Dowdle’s teammates stared fascinated arsenic he thrust his hips once, past again, earlier jogging backmost to nan sidelines.

The ceremony was a reference to a Key & Peele drama sketch, successful which a shot subordinate tin beryllium flagged for 3 pelvic thrusts, but nary less—two pumps are expected to beryllium allowed, it’s nan 3rd pump that gets you successful trouble.

But nan referees calling Sunday’s crippled betwixt nan Panthers and Packers either hadn’t seen nan sketch, aliases simply disagree pinch its premise, arsenic 2 thrusts was plentifulness capable for Dowdle to tie nan flag.

As it turns out, nan punishment was rather costly for nan Panthers. Dowdle’s touchdown extended Carolina’s lead to 13–6 pinch nan other constituent pending, pinch nan chance to push that lead to eight. Instead, nan footwear was pushed backmost 15 yards owed to nan penalty, and kicker Ryan Fitzgerald was not capable to put his effort done nan uprights.

Should nan Packers travel backmost and hit nan Panthers, it’s imaginable Dowdle will beryllium sorely regretting his determination to trial nan limits of 2 pumps.

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