During Sunday afternoon’s AFC Championship game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Kansas City Chiefs, the Ravens were hit with a very costly penalty in the fourth quarter of the game when rookie star wide receiver Zay Flowers was flagged for taunting after hauling in a massive reception that set up the Ravens in the red zone. But Cincinnati Bengals star quarterback Joe Burrow doesn’t seem to think that there should have been a flag thrown.
After the Ravens were given the costly penalty that took them outside of the red zone, the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback shared a pretty controversial opinion on social media, suggesting that the NFL should not throw flags for taunting and players should be permitted to talk all of the trash they want when they’re on the field.
“Let the guys taunt,” Burrow said in a post on X, the social media website that was formerly known as Twitter.
Let the guys taunt.
— Joey Burrow (@JoeyB) January 28, 2024
Obviously, this turned out to be quite a controversial opinion from the superstar quarterback, and it led to a lot of discussion on social media as a result.
Joe Burrow Bengals villain arc next season gonna hit like absolute crack https://t.co/dYTr6LBqY1
— X – Cam (@Burrow2Yoshi) January 28, 2024
I guess they don’t teach class in Cincinnati, this is pathetic!
pic.twitter.com/uYFGpskalL https://t.co/QpItk9j8Qr
— PickensBurgh🫡 (Tino) (@PickensBurgh) January 28, 2024
no one asked you playoff misser https://t.co/96ZdaccYzZ
— Revolutionary Tribunal Sombrero (@platinombrero) January 28, 2024
Joe Burrow so anti Chief he’s cheering for a divisional rival. https://t.co/iUhNOv1w1u
— Chiefs Hive (@chiefshive) January 28, 2024
the zoomer king speaks: https://t.co/FogMS9Mg87
— Denny Carter (@CDCarter13) January 28, 2024
Says the guy at home. https://t.co/Ry7ecGIf6R
— Jenna (@jennaxkc) January 28, 2024
It’s unlikely that the NFL will ever make this change, but it’s clear that Burrow would favor a league where everyone can speak their mind and not be penalized for it.
