Don’t look now, but the NFL is struggling with logic once again. The league fined Washington cornerback Josh Norman $9,115 for his bow-and-arrow celebration during the Redskins’ Week 4 win against the Cleveland Browns, the same celebration that other players such as New Orleans wide receiver Brandin Cooks use regularly without penalty.
Josh Norman Interception and "Bow & Arrow" Penalty pic.twitter.com/myAckO05J2
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Norman told 106.7 The Fan he thinks the NFL is targeting him because of the high-profile contract he signed during the offseason.
“I think that (if) anything, the eyes have been magnified more so for my contract. I think that has been magnified into what we do and how we do it, and the NFL’s looking more into us and how we do things on a football field.”
Norman said on CSN Mid-Atlantic before the team’s Week 5 matchup with the Baltimore Ravens that he plans to continue using the celebration.
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Cooks told The New Orleans Times-Picayune that he plans to continue using the bow-and-arrow celebration despite Norman facing a fine. Although since Cooks has not caught a touchdown since Week 1, it could be a while before we find out how the league reacts.
Brandin Cooks is FAST.
Like toss it to him and watch him ZOOM for a 26-yard TD fast.#NYGvsNO https://t.co/dAa5w80KOA— NFL (@NFL) November 1, 2015
