"CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers running back Rico Dowdle did only two pelvic pumps.Editor's Picks And he still got flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct for his rendition of a "Key & Peele'' comedy sketch. He also might get fined by the league. Keegan-Michael Key was incensed, in a way only comedians can be, when he acknowledged the move on social media."
""Rico. Man, you got robbed,'' Key said. "You only get two pumps. I'm sorry, man. I'm going to have to write a new sketch.'' Dowdle's celebration of a third-quarter touchdown caused a bit of a stir on what's truly allowed in the league rulebook. The language is vague to start with, saying: "Prolonged or excessive celebrations or demonstrations by an individual player or multiple players'' are prohibited."
Rico Dowdle performed two pelvic pumps after a third-quarter touchdown and was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct. The 15-yard penalty was enforced on the extra-point attempt, which Carolina kicker Ryan Fitzgerald missed. Fitzgerald later made a game-winning kick as the Panthers escaped Lambeau Field with a 16-13 score. Keegan-Michael Key reacted on social media, saying Dowdle was 'robbed' and noting that only two pumps are allowed in his sketch. The NFL rulebook bans 'prolonged or excessive celebrations or demonstrations,' language described as vague. Dowdle believed two pumps were permitted; the three-pump skit is the basis for the excess rule.
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