Now, before we crown Roger Goodell the new cool dad of the NFL letting the kids have their fun, he of course has his limits. With OTAs - organized team activities - underway as part of offseason training, it wouldn't be surprising if ideas for new and hilarious group demonstrations are starting to percolate. But now get ready for players without fear using the football as a prop after touchdowns, players celebrating on the ground - yay, snow angels - and group demonstrations. UNIDENTIFIED REFEREE: Unsportsmanlike conduct, excessive celebration, number 22. GOLDMAN: Over the years, a lot of fans laughed at the show while the penalty flags flew. UNIDENTIFIED ANNOUNCER #2: That's his donation to the Salvation Army Red Kettle drive. Terrell Owens has taken a nap with the ball as a pillow, grabbed popcorn and eaten it in the end zone, pulled a sharpie from his sock and autographed the football for a fan and dropped a ball into a Salvation Army kettle in the end zone. GOLDMAN: Now, of course a few players over the years have turned end zone celebrations into performance art. UNIDENTIFIED ANNOUNCER #1: Caught for the touchdown - time to salsa. So when you get through all that and an opponent doing everything they can to stop you - when you break through and cross the goal line, of course you want to dance like Billy White Shoes Johnson did in the 1970s and '80s or Victor Cruz does in today's NFL. The dangers of football have been well-documented in recent years. And think about all that leads up to that rare moment - the blocking, hitting, crunching, the risk to limb, brain and, yes, life. In other words, the most important part of a football game really doesn't happen that much. TOM GOLDMAN, BYLINE: Three-point-six - that's the average number of touchdowns per game by the Atlanta Falcons last season - only 3.6.
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NPR's Tom Goldman reflects on the return of pro football's touchdown jubilation. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced yesterday that certain celebrations will be allowed.
A big part of that was the league's increasing intolerance of touchdown celebrations, the dancing in the end zones. For years, NFL players have grumbled that NFL stands for No Fun League.
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