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He played well. I didn't even think it was a planned out reaction to scoring, just a spontaneous reaction. I guess its a penalty if you go to your knees at all after scoring? I'm not sure why that is where they draw a line...kinda weird. And I'm against celebrations and his reaction to scoring didn't bother me at all.The Breeze wrote:Guy gets a pick six on Brady...stops in the endzone, sets the ball down and goes to his knees in Moslem fashion and gets a unsportsmanlike penalty. Too funny.
He played a great game tonight...wish he was still in Purple.
Yeah, that's what struck me as funny. He seemed genuinely reverent to have found the endzone....and a pick 6 off Brady to boot. So many rules in the NFL these daysfiestavike wrote:
He played well. I didn't even think it was a planned out reaction to scoring, just a spontaneous reaction. I guess its a penalty if you go to your knees at all after scoring? I'm not sure why that is where they draw a line...kinda weird. And I'm against celebrations and his reaction to scoring didn't bother me at all.
Husain Abdullah should not have received a 15-yard unsportsmanlike penalty after dropping to his knees and bowing in prayer following a 39-yard interception return for a touchdown during the Kansas City Chiefs' 41-14 victory over the New England Patriots on Monday night, the NFL said Tuesday.
According to Rule 12, Section 3, Article 1 (d), "Players are prohibited from engaging in any celebrations or demonstrations while on the ground."
Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah is a devout Muslim who said if he ever scored a touchdown he was "going to prostrate before God in the end zone."
"However, the officiating mechanic in this situation is not to flag a player who goes to the ground as part of religious expression, and as a result, there should have been no penalty on the play," NFL spokesman Michael Signora said.