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Cleveland Browns players Quinshon Judkins, Deshaun Watson, and Austin Barber were fined by the NFL for pretending to smoke after scoring a touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The fines range from $6,944 for Barber to $14,397 for Judkins and Watson. This incident follows recent changes in league rules where drinking celebrations are now permitted following discussions with the NFLPA. The article questions whether these new guidelines adequately address the distinction between acceptable and unacceptable celebratory actions, suggesting a hypothetical scenario involving both smoking and drinking to test the boundaries of current regulations.
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In an NFL game between the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers, running back Quinshon Judkins scored a touchdown in the second quarter. Following his score, Judkins pretended to smoke a cigarette along with quarterback Deshaun Watson and guard Austin Barber. The league later fined each player for this celebration: Judkins and Watson were fined $14,397 each, while Barber had to pay $6,944. This incident highlights the NFL's strict guidelines on in-game celebrations, which recently led them to rescind fines against players from the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys for pretending to drink alcohol. However, smoking-related celebrations are still not allowed, underscoring the league’s inconsistent approach to such antics.
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NFL celebrations are in the news once again, and a few Cleveland Browns players are learning that while the league's guidelines are sometimes murky, you can't pretend to puff-puff-pass a doob in the end zone.
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you → learn → zone
Sorry, I don't make those rules.
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I → make → rules
The Browns took on the division rival Pittsburgh Steelers this week.
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Browns → take → Steelers
In the second quarter, running back Quinshon Judkins found the end zone, and that was reason enough to light up some pretend jazz cigarettes.
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that → find → cigarettes
The league, perhaps predictably, didn't dig that one.
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league → dig → one
It was announced on Saturday that Judkins and QB Deshaun Watson had been fined a cool $14,397, while guard Austin Barber, who also snuck a hit off of the invisible blunt, had to pony up $6,944.
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who → announce → 6,944
This comes after the league rescinded fines levied against 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk and Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson for pretending to chug an imaginary drink.
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league → come → drink
After meeting with the NFLPA, the league decided that drinking celebrations were okay, but obviously, smoking celebrations are still verboten.
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celebrations → meet → NFLPA
Which clears things up a little bit... but I think we need further experimentation.
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we → clear → experimentation
I think for the sake of understanding these rules, a player needs to score and then celebrate by pretending to sip a glass of scotch while puffing away on an imaginary cigar.
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player → think → cigar
Just sounds like a gentleman detective unwinding in his study to me, but how does the NFL see it?
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NFL → sound → it
Is it a smaller fine because the drinking dilutes the smoking?
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drinking → dilute → smoking
Does it matter that they're just pretending to smoke something that doesn't have the "Reefer Madness" element to it?
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that → matter → it
Fans and players need clarification on the nuances of smoking and drinking celebrations, and as far as I can tell, this is the only way to find out.
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this → need → celebrations
...Well, I guess someone could just ask, but my way is more fun.
uncertain
way → guess → ?
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