Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown was flagged for twerking after scoring a touchdown during Monday night’s game against the Washington Redskins.
During the third quarter of the game Brown caught an over-the-shoulder pass for a touchdown. After scoring, he celebrated by twerking in the end zone. Brown was then penalized 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct and could be fined $9,115 by the NFL for the celebration, according to the Washington Post.
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— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) September 13, 2016
The penalty falls under Section 3, Article I of the rule book, which states that any player will be penalized if they do one of the following acts on the field: throat slash, machine-gun salute, sexually suggestive gestures, prolonged gyrations or stomping on a team logo.
Apparently Brown's twerking falls under the sexually suggestive category, but fans liked the celebration and reacted to it via Twitter.
It took more helmet-to-helmet hits to Cam Newton than Antonio Brown twerks to draw a flag.
— Bill Barnwell (@billbarnwell) September 13, 2016
Antonio Brown out there strippin ????????????
— Reggie Bush (@ReggieBush) September 13, 2016
Antonio Brown with better moves than half the girls at the club ????
— Bianca Leann Jonna (@BiancaJonna) September 13, 2016
If Antonio Brown's dance bothered you, go do a Sudoku and go to bed.
— Colin Dunlap (@colin_dunlap) September 13, 2016
@AntonioBrown84 with the #twerk .... Is it doable on skates
— Kristopher Letang (@Letang_58) September 13, 2016
Antonio Brown just got 43.7 percent of America pregnant.
— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) September 13, 2016
That celebration flag on Antonio Brown was a Key and Peele sketch come to life pic.twitter.com/n6MhSyZ5qE
— Brody Logan (@BrodyLogan) September 13, 2016
Come on Antonio Brown, you know this ref enforces the two pump rule! pic.twitter.com/vrywolfwty
— Fake SportsCenter (@FakeSportsCentr) September 13, 2016
Antonio Brown out here thinking he a Destiny’s Child pic.twitter.com/SlJ2yTXl5y
— Bre (@bre_88) September 13, 2016
Unbelievable Antonio Brown do one of my dancers its a unsportsmanlike conduct still banned in the USA. I love it
— LUTHER R CAMPBELL (@unclelukereal1) September 13, 2016
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