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Roger Goodell: Players will prove Marvin Lewis wrong on celebrations

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Cincinnati Bengals coach Marvin Lewis aren't going to see eye-to-eye on touchdown celebrations anytime soon.

The NFL announced Tuesday it would be relaxing its stance on celebration penalties, allowing once-banned group celebrations to return. Players can also now use the ball as a prop, although penalties deemed violent or obscene are still banned.

Lewis, who is on the NFL competition committee, said Tuesday that he didn't agree with the relaxation of the rules because it promotes individual players over the team. Goodell didn't agree.

"Well I've heard it from Marvin before," Goodell said at the NFL owners' meetings in Chicago.