The NFL has once again instituted stricter regulation on celebration that literally not one fan asked for.
In its officiating points of emphasis video for 2021, the NFL competition committee announced its intent to up the enforcement of taunting penalties, citing concerns from coaches around the NFL.
Automatic ejections and fines for taunting aren’t new, but this was an issue that competition committee chairman Rich McKay said coaches spoke up about in the spring. Exact quote from the video below. Illegal use of helmet remains a point of emphasis for officials as well.