NFL referees will make a concerted effort to crack down on certain on-field gestures this season.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was one of a number of players hit with a fine last year.
CBSPatrick Mahomes was fined $14,000 for a gun finger gesture last season[/caption] GettyCracking down on the gesture will be a ‘point of emphasis’ for the league[/caption]But the new rules mean NFL stars will be open to unsportsmanlike conduct penalties in game.
Mahomes was fined $14,000 for making a gun gesture with his fingers while celebrating a first down.
The NFL is trying to crack down on violent or sexually suggestive gestures.
And referees will have the power to dish out penalties during games in 2025.
NFL rules analyst Walt Anderson announced said this week that it will be a “point of emphasis.”
“Unsportsmanlike gestures like simulating or either shooting a gun or brandishing a gun, or inappropriate gestures like a throat slash, or unfortunate sexual gestures, those were up 133 per cent so that is a point of emphasis,” Anderson said.
“The officials have made it a point of emphasis to the clubs.
“It’s just one of those areas that the league wants to work actively on.
“There are plenty of ways for players to be able to celebrate, and they come up with some very unique and often entertaining ways so we want them to focus on those and not the inappropriate areas.”
Anderson added, “There’s no place in the game to have violent gestures.
“That’s not the game of football.
“We just have to play by the rules, respect your opponent, respect your teammates and play the game in between the whistles.”
The NFL’s rule book has also been updated to reflect the new position.
The unsportsmanlike conduct law now covers, “Any violent gesture, which shall include but not be limited to a throat slash, simulating firing or brandishing a gun, or using the ‘nose wipe’ gesture, or an act that is sexually suggestive or offensive.”
Mahomes’ teammate Travis Kelce criticized the league’s decision to fine a player for an apparent gun gesture last year.
New York Jets receiver Allen Lazard performed the salute to celebrate a first down and was fined $14,000.
Kelce said on New Heights, “I know we don’t want this to be like, ‘Oh, NFL players shooting guns.’
“I get that. But this is so subtle. Unless you’re, like, doing it at a defender, it shouldn’t be a flag.
“If you want to fine the guy after the game for doing it, whatever, that’s up to the NFL for wanting to protect their league.
“‘I just think it’s too much, man. It’s too much and it’s affecting the game in the wrong way.”
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