For years, restrictions on post-touchdown celebrations has prompted players and others to refer to the NFL as the "No Fun League."
So we suppose that the CFL should now be known as the "Can't (Have) Fun League."
Per the Toronto Globe & Mail (via John Taylor of CFT), the CFL is reviewing a unique post-touchdown celebration from Toronto Argonauts receiver Arland Bruce.
After scoring the first touchdown of the CFL regular season, Bruce removed his helmet and shoulder pads and laid down in the end zone.
It was a tribute to Michael Jackson.
Seriously.
Bruce says he was "pretending to be buried."
Apparently, Bruce can't moonwalk or momentarily balance himself on his toes.
(But Bruce presumably knows how to grab his crotch 37 times in 30 seconds; that would have made a lot more sense than mimicking Jackson's current state.)
Argonauts coach Bart Andrus is taking the blame for the debacle.
"I made the mistake of telling him in camp that once he got to the end zone I didn't care what he did," Andrus said. "But he's straight with it now and I think next time around he will celebrate in an appropriate manner."
Here's a suggestion.
I kind of know where Arland Bruce is coming from. Once on a visit to Alcatraz Island I sat on the toilet in Al Capone's cell and pretended to read a newspaper.
Wow he offended a dead child molester, drug addict. Give him a lifetime ban.
Oh, I get it the connection now. The celebration AND both videos you linked were all lame. Got it.
I saw this game and the celebration as it was going on. It was easily the most ludicrous thing I have EVER seen on a football field. No one knew what he was doing or why he was doing it. When a celebration needs to be explained as much as that one, it needs to be re-thought.
Dumb-@$$.
Worst. Celebration. Ever.
Maybe for his next celebration he could invite some young boys over to pet his monkey
Come on Florio, dont clog your site with this crap.
they should do that in the UFL. then they could call it the "undead football league".
and their sponsor could be the un-cola.
WEAK
Florio, you're really taking this whole ProFootball Talk thing to the extreme lately, huh? Can I expect a WFA update by dinner time?
I agree, too much garbage on the site now. Also, that commercial reminds me of Byron Leftwich.
Thats one weak celebration. Playing dead in tribute to MJ? Stupid. There's way better and funnier ways to remember MJ. Thats just rude. I bet the people watching thought something was wrong with him.
What, no little boys were available to use for props?
Wasn't Butch Johnson fined for moonwalking after a touchdown when he played for the Denver Broncos? Talk about a man ahead of his time...
taking your shoulder pads off should be a penalty... wtf? so should be covering it on this here fancy smancy NBC blog...