{"id":2416752,"date":"2025-03-27T16:07:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T20:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-a-nose-wipe-a-violent-gesture-nfl-thinks-so-and-theyre-changing-the-rules-for-it\/"},"modified":"2025-03-27T16:09:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T20:09:31","slug":"is-a-nose-wipe-a-violent-gesture-nfl-thinks-so-and-theyre-changing-the-rules-for-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-a-nose-wipe-a-violent-gesture-nfl-thinks-so-and-theyre-changing-the-rules-for-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Is a &#8216;Nose Wipe&#8217; a &#8216;Violent Gesture&#8217;? NFL Thinks So, and They&#8217;re Changing the Rules for It"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fis-a-nose-wipe-a-violent-gesture-nfl-thinks-so-and-theyre-changing-the-rules-for-it%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=2416752&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 NFL is making headlines as it approaches its offseason, particularly due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secstate-blinken-on-bidens-climate-agenda-americans-that-relied-on-old-industries-will-be-hit-hard\/\" title=\"SecState Blinken On Biden\u2019s Climate Agenda: Americans \u2018That Relied On Old Industries Will Be Hit Hard\u2019\">proposed expansion<\/a> of its rules regarding &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/investigation-underway-after-nurse-claims-to-have-killed-israeli-patients\/\" title=\"Investigation Underway After Nurse Claims to Have Killed Israeli Patients\">violent gestures<\/a>&#8221; during games. A notable change includes a new 15-yard penalty for the &#8220;nose wipe&#8221; celebration,which has been deemed a violent gesture. this move was highlighted by NFL insider Benjamin Solak, who expressed incredulity at the decision.<\/p>\n<p>Dallas Cowboys star receiver CeeDee Lamb, known for using the nose wipe as his celebration, responded to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-pelosis-new-house-rules-package-silences-the-voice-of-republican-minority\/\" title=\"Speaker Pelosi\u2019s new House ... package silences the voice of Republican minority\">rule change<\/a> with frustration, hinting that he has othre celebrations up his sleeve but is unhappy about the situation. The nose wipe gesture is reportedly linked to gang culture, specifically associated with the Bloods gang, adding a layer of controversy to the league&#8217;s decision. The NFL&#8217;s stance on such celebrations aims to maintain sportsmanship, but reactions from players indicate that not everyone agrees with the approach.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>As the NFL continues football&rsquo;s march toward being a 24\/7, 365-day-a-year sport, it&rsquo;s apparently ruffling the feathers of at least one player.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tone-deaf-nfl-commissioner-doubles-dei-ahead-super-bowl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The NFL<\/a> &mdash; despite being in the slowest part of the league&rsquo;s offseason &mdash; captured some national attention Wednesday when a portion of its upcoming league rule changes leaked online.<\/p>\n<p>d by ESPN&rsquo;s NFL insider Benjamin Solak, the snippet explained that the league is expanding its rules regarding &ldquo;violent gestures.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>One purported &ldquo;violent gesture&rdquo; is getting a little more attention than others.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">According to the full rules report sent to NFL teams this week, the &ldquo;nose wipe&rdquo; celebration is now a 15 yard penalty for being a &ldquo;violent gesture&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Which, I mean, c&rsquo;mon. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JJ0EEgxpQr\">pic.twitter.com\/JJ0EEgxpQr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Benjamin Solak (@BenjaminSolak) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenjaminSolak\/status\/1905022046087655588?\">March 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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celebration is now a 15 yard penalty for being a &lsquo;violent gesture,&#8217;&rdquo; Solak posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">social media platform<\/a> X.<\/p>\n<p>He incredulously added, &ldquo;Which, I mean, c&rsquo;mon.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The snippet d by Solak stated: &ldquo;There shall be no unsportsmanlike conduct. This applies to any act which is contrary to the generally understood principles of sportsmanship. Such acts specifically include, among others:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;(d) Any violent gesture, which shall include but not be limited to a throat slash, simulating firing or brandishing a gun, or using the &lsquo;<em>nose wipe<\/em>&lsquo; gesture, or an act that is sexually suggestive or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jets-crowell-fined-13k-nfl-td-wipe-celebration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">offensive<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Solak facetiously commented on his own post, &ldquo;SOMEONE think of the CHILDREN,&rdquo; while including a gif of the gesture in question:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">SOMEONE think of the CHILDREN <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ouaJwwyby7\">pic.twitter.com\/ouaJwwyby7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Benjamin Solak (@BenjaminSolak) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenjaminSolak\/status\/1905022347402236388?\">March 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The player featured in the gif, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nfl-pushing-players-take-drugs-play-injury-dallas-cowboys-superstar-says-95-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dallas Cowboys star<\/a> receiver CeeDee Lamb, is likely at the heart of this controversy, as the &ldquo;nose wipe&rdquo; has become his go-to celebration after making a big play.<\/p>\n<p>Lamb responded directly to Solak&rsquo;s original X post, letting his feelings be known about the rule change.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[Shaking my head], i have plenty in mind,&rdquo; Lamb <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_CeeDeeThree\/status\/1905036309455925508\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> to X, adding an unamused face emoji to his message. Lamb appeared to be suggesting that he has other celebrations in his arsenal, but was clearly not thrilled with this development.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting, however, that the &ldquo;nose wipe&rdquo; gesture appears to have its roots in gang culture.<\/p>\n<p>As Pro Football Talk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/nfl\/profootballtalk\/rumor-mill\/news\/nfl-moves-to-ban-ceedee-lambs-nose-wipe-celebration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">described<\/a> Wednesday, the &ldquo;nose wipe&rdquo; is apparently a gang sign associated with the Bloods.<\/p>\n<p>The gesture is specifically meant to imply that &ldquo;someone is untrustworthy,&rdquo; the NBC Sports site reported.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Even during the quietest phase of the offseason, the league drew national attention on Wednesday when details of its forthcoming rule changes were leaked online. Reported by ESPN&#8217;s NFL insider Benjamin Solak, these changes include an expansion of rules concerning &#8220;violent gestures.&#8221; One particular gesture that has garnered attention is the &#8220;nose wipe&#8221; celebration, which will now incur a 15-yard penalty for being deemed a &#8220;violent gesture.&#8221; Solak expressed disbelief on social media about this decision. The full report sent to NFL teams stated: \u201cThere shall be no unsportsmanlike conduct&#8230; Any violent gesture includes but is not limited to throat slashes, simulating gunfire, or using the &#8216;nose wipe&#8217; gesture.\u201d Solak humorously remarked in his post about considering children\u2019s reactions while sharing a gif of Dallas Cowboys receiver CeeDee Lamb performing this celebration. Lamb responded directly to Solak&#8217;s post with discontent over the rule change and hinted that he has other celebrations planned but was clearly unhappy with this new development. It&#8217;s important to note that the &#8220;nose wipe&#8221; gesture is reportedly linked to gang culture and signifies distrust according to some sources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2416753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CeeDee-Lamb-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[7215,52333,39381,52334],"class_list":["post-2416752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-nfl","tag-nose-wipe","tag-rule-change","tag-violent-gesture"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CeeDee-Lamb-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2416752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2416752"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2416752\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2416756,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2416752\/revisions\/2416756"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2416753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2416752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2416752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2416752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}