Is it disrespectful to mimic digging into your nose to pick out a booger and fling it? That's what Amon-Ra St. Brown wants to know after being told that referees asked for the Detroit Lions receiver and his teammates to stop doing the celebration duringlast Sunday's loss to the Los Angeles Rams.
During this week's edition of theSt. Brown Podcastwith his brother, Equanimeous, Amon-Ra said that early in the game one of the Lions' coaches told him he couldn't do the booger-flicking celebration anymore.
"Bro, we do it [after] the first drive, our receivers coach [Scottie Montgomery] says, 'Hey, man, refs said you can't do that no more,'" St. Brown said. "I'm like 'What the f***? Why is that bad? I want to know.
"NFL, why can't I dig in my nose and flick it? What is bad about that? Is that disrespectful? Is that derogatory?"
St. Brown wasn't the only Lion to do the celebration as Jahmyr Gibbs andJameson Williams also joinedin.
Jameson Williams with the booger pick and flick celly.pic.twitter.com/nYdiYIno8P
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There isno specific NFL rulethat states that the booger-flick celebration is off limits. The closest there is is the "nose wipe" gesture that is considered unsportsmanlike conduct and subject to a fine.
St. Brown said that after being told he needed to stop, he felt the urge to do the celebration "all game, so bad."
Where did the idea for the celebration come from? According to St. Brown, it originated with rookie defensive tackle Tyleik Williams,he told Kay Adams on Thursday. Williams came up to the Lions receiver in the team's locker room last week and pitched his idea, to which St. Brown was receptive.
It doesn't appear as if any of the Lions will be fined for the celebration since they kept their fingers out of their noses the rest of the game. Williams has already been docked $43,473 in fines for two taunting infractions and one for running andhugging the goal-post stanchionfollowing a touchdown. He waspenalized during the game for that one, which ended up costing Detroit a point.
