Joe Fauria Reminds Us That He Twerked Before Antonio Brown
On Monday Night Football Antonio Brown offended an official with his twerking touchdown celebration, but Lions fans will know he wasn't the first to do the dance.
.@AntonioBrown84 CANNOT be stopped.
— NFL (@NFL) September 13, 2016
By anyone. ???? #PITvsWAS https://t.co/VndUVOxtdx
Former Lions tight end Joe Fauria reposted a video of his dance from December, 2014 vs the Buccaneers. But why didn't Fauria get a flag? Maybe because it was two pumps less. Maybe because he wasn't holding the ball. Maybe a more high profile Monday night game factored in. Both were being watched by the officials although Fauria was being observed more from the side.
Fauria clearly set the trend for the touchdown twerk and Twitter reacted mostly with misty-eyed nostalgia for the days Fauria danced for the Lions.
I was at that game!!!! Everyone went nuts!! Wish you were still a Lion.
— Jim Babbitt (@jhbmaj) September 13, 2016
Some were dumbfounded at the inconsistent enforcement of the "sexually suggestive" celebration rule.
No flag either right?
— Isiah Sanders (@MrZaySanders) September 13, 2016
@BigJoeFauria there's a difference...hmm...wonder what it is...
— Eric (@etflint) September 13, 2016
And yes, the "sexually suggestive" celebration rule is a thing.
I actually ran across this passage in the NFL bylaws today. Specifically bans "sexually suggestive" celebrations. pic.twitter.com/lbMGZzwpmM
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) September 13, 2016
The similarity to the absurd "Key and Peele" McCringleberry's Excessive Celebration sketch is so dead on -- it's scary.