CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers operating again Rico Dowdle did solely two pelvic pumps.
And he nonetheless acquired flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct for his rendition of a “Key & Peele” comedy sketch.
He additionally may get fined by the league. Keegan-Michael Key was incensed, in a method solely comedians will be, when he acknowledged the transfer on social media. “Rico. Man, you bought robbed,” Key mentioned. “You solely did two pumps. I am sorry, man. Now I will have to jot down a brand new sketch.”
Dowdle’s celebration of a third-quarter landing on Sunday prompted a little bit of a stir over what’s allowed within the league rulebook. The language is obscure to begin with, studying: “Extended or extreme celebrations or demonstrations by a person participant or a number of gamers” are prohibited. It was Dowdle’s understanding that he was allowed two pumps.
Two, apparently, is the place the “Key & Peele” present drew the road between acceptable and extreme. Hingle McCringleberry — Key’s character Dowdle referenced — is thought for his “three-pump” landing celebration, which will get flagged for extreme celebration within the authentic skit.
The sport official flagged Dowdle on Sunday for unsportsmanlike conduct. The 15-yard penalty was enforced on the extra-point try, which Carolina kicker Ryan Fitzgerald missed. Fitzgerald went on to make a game-winning kick for the Panthers, who escaped Lambeau Discipline with a 16-13 win. Maybe it was extreme as a result of six teammates participated within the celebration. Technically, which may have made it 12 pumps.
Tight finish Tommy Tremble questioned whether or not the official interpreted it that method.
“He will need to have, man, as a result of I used to be shedding my thoughts pondering we did not do something flawed,” Tremble mentioned. “I suppose we realized from that. We’ll let Rico simply do the celebration.”
Dowdle was simply blissful his 19-yard run within the ultimate minute helped arrange the profitable area aim to make up for his penalty.
“You are presupposed to get two pumps, proper?” Dowdle mentioned afterward. “That is from my understanding. We [go over] stuff like this each weekend. I positively suppose you get two pumps.”