No Fun League Warned Detroit Lions about Touchdown Celebration
Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown could have been flagged for his touchdown celebration against the Kanas City Chiefs.
After recording Detroit's first touchdown of the 2023 season, St. Brown went into a celebration that cameras quickly had to pan away from.
He noted on his recent podcast that the inspiration for his celebration was veteran Marvin Jones, who is a stellar dancer.
"I hit it, boom. No flag. I get to the sideline, sit down, celebrate, boom," said St. Brown. "And then, my receiver coach is like, 'Hey Saint, one more time and they said were gonna throw the flag.' I'm like, 'It's done now, I got it off. Ain't no more pumps.' Apparently, the ref told our head coach that if he does one more pump, then we'll throw the flag. And then, he told our receiver coach, and then he told me."
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Prior to the game, there was some level of inclination that the celebration could draw a fine.
St. Brown noted that rookie Jahmyr Gibbs encouraged him to do the celebration, and was even willing to pay any fines the league would hand out for the suggestive end-zone dance.
"I was talking to Jahmyr and some other guys before the game," St. Brown explained. "I said, 'I don't know what I'm going to do if I score.' He's like, 'Do that little thing you do with your hands.' If I get fined, though, you're going to take it, right? He's like, 'Yeah, I got you.' So, sure enough, I scored."
