The NFL has ‘no issue’ with players performing the Donald Trump dance while celebrating on the field, it has emerged.
Brock Bowers, Calvin Ridley and Nick Bosa are among the stars to imitate the president-elect in recent weeks but the NFL has no plans to crack down on the craze.
An NFL spokesperson told Front Office Sports: ‘There’s no issue with a celebratory dance such as what took place yesterday or the previous week with the 49ers… it’s up to the networks to cover them as they see fit.’
But while the league isn’t punishing players for the Trump dance, the 49ers’ Bosa was fined nearly $12,000 for sporting a MAGA hat while interrupting a teammate’s on-camera interview. In punishing Bosa, the NFL said he was guilty of violating the league’s rule preventing players from displaying messages on the field.
Bosa, who has also done the Trump dance while celebrating a sack, said it was ‘well worth it’ before he was even fined. ‘
And it’s not just football players showing their support for Trump.
Soccer star Christian Pulisic celebrated a recent goal against Jamaica by performing Trump’s step-less, arm-jerking on-stage dance. Furthermore, LPGA star Charley Hull and the UFC’s Jon Jones have also incorporated the maneuver into various celebrations.
‘A big, big thank you to President Donald Trump for being here tonight,’ Jones said after his knockout win on Saturday in New York before performing Trump’s step-less, arm-jerking stage dance.
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