{"id":2370320,"date":"2024-11-18T12:49:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T17:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-dance-takes-over-nfl-amid-concerns-league-could-ban-the-celebration-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-18T12:49:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T17:49:58","slug":"trump-dance-takes-over-nfl-amid-concerns-league-could-ban-the-celebration-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-dance-takes-over-nfl-amid-concerns-league-could-ban-the-celebration-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Trump dance\u2019 takes over NFL amid concerns league could ban the celebration &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-dance-takes-over-nfl-amid-concerns-league-could-ban-the-celebration-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2370320&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u2064article discusses \u2062the phenomenon of \u2064NFL players imitating the dance \u2064moves of President-elect Donald Trump \u2063in their celebrations after touchdowns. This trend has \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-h-begins-audit-of-2020-elections-amid-impartiality-concerns\/\" title=\"N.H. begins audit of 2020 elections amid impartiality concerns\">sparked concerns<\/a> on \u200dsocial media about the possibility\u2064 of the NFL considering a ban on these celebratory dances. The surge in these dances coincided with Trump&#8217;s \u200belectoral victories in the recent elections. The piece also mentions \u200can incident \u200cinvolving Brock Bowers of\u2064 the Las Vegas Raiders during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-time-to-give-russell-westbrook-the-respect-he-deserves\/\" title=\"It\u2019s Time To Give Russell Westbrook The Respect He Deserves\">postgame press conference<\/a>, where his discussion about the Trump-inspired\u200b dance led to\u2063 the\u200d abrupt end of the media\u200c session, \u200csuggesting sensitivity around the\u200c topic. Various players have been seen \u200cadopting these moves, exemplifying the intersection of sports and\u200d political cultural expressions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">&lsquo;Trump dance&rsquo; takes over NFL amid concerns league could ban the celebration<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1884235\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>As more <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/football\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">NFL players<\/a> are captured impersonating President-elect <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s dance, concerns have arisen on social media that the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nfl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"league\">league<\/a> could be getting ready to announce a ban on the Trump&rsquo;s signature moves.<\/p>\n<p>Ever since Trump swept the Nov. 5 election in terms of electoral votes and the popular vote, a number of athletes, particularly in the NFL, have celebrated by dancing as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-kelly-same-people-criticizing-trump-peddled-russia-collusion-hoax\/\" title=\"Mike Kelly: Same People Criticizing Trump Peddled Russia Collusion Hoax\">president-elect<\/a> did at his rallies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>However, when Brock Bowers of the Las Vegas Raiders was asked Sunday about the dance, his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">postgame press conference abruptly ended<\/a>. <em>USA Today<\/em> reporter Safid Deen was the one who posed the question and suggested it was the reason the press conference was cut short.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Asked Brock Bowers about his Trump TD celly: &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve seen everyone do it. I watched the UFC fight last night and Jon Jones did it. I like watching UFC so I saw it, and thought it was cool.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Raiders PR ended his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-culture-is-shifting-top-athletes-show-off-trumps-dance-to-millions-of-fans-proving-that-media-cant-touch-him\/\" title=\"The Culture Is Shifting: Top Athletes Show Off Trump&#039;s Dance to Millions of Fans, Proving That Media Can&#039;t Touch Him\">postgame availability<\/a> after my question. <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YtXzCsFmoe\">pic.twitter.com\/YtXzCsFmoe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Safid Deen &#128175;&#128175;&#128175;&#128175; (@Safid_Deen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Safid_Deen\/status\/1858275468312551560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve seen everyone do it,&rdquo; Bowers said, according to Deen. &ldquo;I watched the UFC fight last night, and Jon Jones did it. I like watching UFC, so I saw it and thought it was cool.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>reached out to the NFL for comment.<\/p>\n<p>In the past, the NFL has disavowed political protest, such as the movement in 2016 that had many players, including Colin Kaepernick, kneeling during the national anthem. By 2018, the league required all players to stand for the anthem.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bowers followed the Tennessee Titans&rsquo; Nick Westbrook-Ikhine and&nbsp;Calvin Ridley, the San Francisco 49ers&rsquo; Leonard Floyd, Sam Okuayinonu, and Nick Bosa, and the Detroit Lions&rsquo; Malcolm Rodriguez and Za&rsquo;Darius Smith in imitating the dance. Clips of other athletes and celebrities dancing similarly have been circulated by Trump&rsquo;s campaign and supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. 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