Josh Norman has done things worthy of legitimate personal foul calls.
During Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns, Norman was getting all he could handle from failed quarterback turned darling Browns wide receiver Terrelle Pryor. That little fact didn’t stop Norman from celebrating a good play, only his celebration earned a personal foul.
That’s apparently what happens when you go all bow and arrow on the celebration front.
Who knew that was a penalty? Apparently Norman should’ve been well aware of it, even if no one else in the sports world was.
Fox Sports Rules analyst Mike Pereira gave us the lowdown on exactly why the NFL sees it as a personal foul:
Basically, anything that is perceived as a weapon better not be used in a fake manner on the field to celebrate anything.
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Luckily for Norman, he made it up to his teammates in the form of a punched ball that caused a fumble to happen in the second half. It was a big play, with Cleveland driving and down 24-20 with just about 10 minutes to play.
With the bow and arrow out of the equation, perhaps the NFL can next focus on the classic home run swing celebration ban — after all, a baseball bat is a weapon.
