Another case of pandering to black football players. The other week when the Titans played the Bengals, Chad Johnson acted out another of his childish, me first, goofy touchdown celebrations.A snip from the Yahoo game recap and another from Silver's column will illustrate how impossible it is for affletes to get criticised, even when their actions are detrimental to their team! In fact, they get praised.
Yahoo: He commandeered the television camera, drawing a flag for the excessive celebration. The 15-yard penalty was assessed on the kickoff, helping the Titans drive to Rob Bironas' 23-yard field goal.
"He deserved it," defensive captain John Thornton said, approving of Johnson's celebration. "He's been working hard. I told him to keep it up. I told him if he needs a penalty to get himself going, go ahead."
Silver:Cincinnati Bengals: Wouldn't Chad Johnson's touchdown celebration have been even better if he'd gotten the cameraman to do the Riverdance in the end zone?
Yahoo: He commandeered the television camera, drawing a flag for the excessive celebration. The 15-yard penalty was assessed on the kickoff, helping the Titans drive to Rob Bironas' 23-yard field goal.
"He deserved it," defensive captain John Thornton said, approving of Johnson's celebration. "He's been working hard. I told him to keep it up. I told him if he needs a penalty to get himself going, go ahead."
Silver:Cincinnati Bengals: Wouldn't Chad Johnson's touchdown celebration have been even better if he'd gotten the cameraman to do the Riverdance in the end zone?