{"id":999394,"date":"2021-11-11T15:14:50","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T20:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=999394"},"modified":"2021-11-11T15:14:55","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T20:14:55","slug":"nfl-svp-of-officiating-defends-monday-night-football-taunting-penalty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-svp-of-officiating-defends-monday-night-football-taunting-penalty\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL SVP Of Officiating Defends Monday Night Football Taunting Penalty"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fnfl-svp-of-officiating-defends-monday-night-football-taunting-penalty%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=999394&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>Before the start of the 2021 season, the NFL made it a point of emphasis to remove taunting from the game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe N.F.L. Players Association, coaches and competition committee have all made a strong statement regarding respect among everyone on the field,\u201d the league said in August in its annual rule changes and points of emphasis video. \u201cWe saw an increase in actions that clearly are not within the spirit and intent of this rule and not representative of the respect to opponents and others on the field.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There have been numerous examples of refs taking the crackdown too far, essentially taking the passion out of the game of football.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Monday night, it all came to a head with a brutal taunting penalty called against Chicago Bears linebacker Cassius Marsh.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With a little over three minutes to play in the fourth quarter and the Steelers up three, the Bears got the play they needed, stopping Pittsburgh on third down on Marsh\u2019s sack of Ben Roethlisberger. Marsh performed his patented sack celebration \u2014 a karate kick \u2014 before taking a few steps toward the Steelers sideline. As he ran back toward his own sideline, he made contact with referee Tony Corrente, who threw a flag for taunting, giving Pittsburgh a new set of downs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Between this super late taunting penalty, intentionally bumping Cassius Marsh and that bogus low block call Tony Corrente needs to be investigated. <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pMmKnCyJNt\">pic.twitter.com\/pMmKnCyJNt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 George Wrighster III (@georgewrighster) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/georgewrighster\/status\/1458101710447067148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Members of the media and fans reacted with indignation to the call, questioning what Marsh did to warrant a taunting penalty.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, NFL senior vice president of officiating Perry Fewell explained the call.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Chicago versus Pittsburgh, Bears No. 59 is penalized for taunting,\u201d Fewell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/nfl-svp-of-officiating-posturing-prompted-taunting-penalty-on-bears-cassius-mars\">explained<\/a> in&nbsp;a video posted to Twitter. \u201cHe takes several steps toward the Pittsburgh bench, posturing toward their sideline. Taunting is a point of emphasis to promote sportsmanship and respect for opponents. This was recommended by the competition committee and coaches.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SVP of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NFL<\/a> Officiating Perry Fewell covers plays from Week 9: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vXZzsnup46\">pic.twitter.com\/vXZzsnup46<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NFL Officiating (@NFLOfficiating) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLOfficiating\/status\/1458482222382604292?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Marsh told reporters after the game that Corrente \u201chip-checked\u201d him, calling it \u201cinappropriate.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn my way to the sideline, I got hip-checked by the ref. It\u2019s pretty clear,\u201d Marsh said after the game. \u201cIf I was to do that to a ref or even touch a ref, we get kicked out of the game and possibly suspended and fined. I just think<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before the start of the 2021 season, the NFL made it a point of emphasis to remove taunting from the game.\u00a0\u201cThe N.F.L. Players Association, coaches and competition committee have all made a strong statement regarding respect among everyone on the field,\u201d the league said in August in its annual rule changes and points of emphasis video. \u201cWe saw an increase in actions that clearly are not within the spirit and intent of this rule and not representative of the respect to opponents and others on the field.\u201dThere have been numerous examples of refs taking the crackdown too far, essentially taking the passion out of the game of football.\u00a0On Monday night, it all came to a head with a brutal taunting penalty called against Chicago Bears linebacker Cassius Marsh.\u00a0With a little over three minutes to play in the fourth quarter and the Steelers up three, the Bears got the play they needed, stopping Pittsburgh on third down on Marsh\u2019s sack of Ben Roethlisberger. Marsh performed his patented sack celebration \u2014 a karate kick \u2014 before taking a few steps toward the Steelers sideline. As he ran back toward his own sideline, he made contact with referee Tony Corrente, who threw a flag for taunting, giving Pittsburgh a new set of downs.\u00a0Between this super late taunting penalty, intentionally bumping Cassius Marsh and that bogus low block call Tony Corrente needs to be investigated. pic.twitter.com\/pMmKnCyJNt\u2014 George Wrighster III (@georgewrighster) November 9, 2021Members of the media and fans reacted with indignation to the call, questioning what Marsh did to warrant a taunting penalty.\u00a0On Wednesday, NFL senior vice president of officiating Perry Fewell explained the call.\u00a0\u201cIn Chicago versus Pittsburgh, Bears No. 59 is penalized for taunting,\u201d Fewell explained in\u00a0a video posted to Twitter. \u201cHe takes several steps toward the Pittsburgh bench, posturing toward their sideline. Taunting is a point of emphasis to promote sportsmanship and respect for opponents. This was recommended by the competition committee and coaches.\u201dSVP of @NFL Officiating Perry Fewell covers plays from Week 9: pic.twitter.com\/vXZzsnup46\u2014 NFL Officiating (@NFLOfficiating) November 10, 2021Marsh told reporters after the game that Corrente \u201chip-checked\u201d him, calling it \u201cinappropriate.\u201d\u00a0\u201cOn my way to the sideline, I got hip-checked by the ref. It\u2019s pretty clear,\u201d Marsh said after the game. \u201cIf I was to do that to a ref or even touch a ref, we get kicked out of the game and possibly suspended and fined. I just think that that was incredibly inappropriate.\u201d\u201cI think that one was just bad timing. It\u2019s pretty clear to everybody who saw it that I wasn\u2019t taunting,\u201d Marsh said. \u201cI\u2019ve been doing the celebration my whole career. It\u2019s just sad to see stuff like that happen in a close game like that.\u201dCorrente defended his call, saying that the contact with Marsh had nothing to do with the taunting penalty.\u00a0\u201cFirst of all, keep in mind that taunting is a point of emphasis this year,\u201d Corrente said in a pool report. \u201cAnd with that said, I saw the player, after he made a big play, run toward the bench area of the Pittsburgh Steelers and posture in such a way that I felt he was taunting them.\u201d\u201cI didn\u2019t judge [the contact] as anything that I dealt with. That had nothing to do with it. It was the taunting aspect.\u201dNot surprisingly, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin defended the NFL\u2019s emphasis on taunting penalties, saying players are \u201crole models.\u201d\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re just trying to clean our game up,\u201d Tomlin, a member of the NFL\u2019s competition committee, said Tuesday. \u201cWe embrace the responsibility that comes with being the role models that we are.\u201cThis game being played at the highest level, we understand that people who play at a lower level watch us and often mimic the things we do and how we conduct ourselves and just largely as a league competition committee specifically, there was a desire to improve in that area. That\u2019s been expressed to our guys.\u201d\u00a0While NFL fans have complained about the new emphasis on taunting, the NFL does not appear to have any intention of making changes to the rule anytime soon.Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to\u00a0sports@dailywire.com.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-999394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/999394","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\/88"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=999394"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/999394\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=999394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=999394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=999394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}