Brandon Marshall says NFL nearly flagged him for praying

Brandon Marshall claims a game official almost flagged him for praying.Brandon Marshall says an NFL official came close to flagging him for unsportsmanlike conduct Sunday after he dropped to to ground to pray.

During his weekly spot on “Inside the NFL” Tuesday night, Marshall explained that he went down on his knees after catching a touchdown pass from Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick and was asked by an official if he was praying.

“Are you kidding me?” Marshall said, according to Dom Cosentino of NJ.com. “That happened. It’s true.”

We have no way of knowing if Marshall is telling the truth, but NFL rules prohibit players from going to the ground to celebrate — unless they are praying. How do…