CFL Reviewing Bruce's Touchdown Celebration
Posted by admin on July 2nd, 2009
The CFL may not be all that thrilled with Arland Bruce’s tribute to Michael Jackson in the Argos’ 30-17 win in Hamilton.
The league is reviewing the Toronto receiver’s TD celebration Wednesday night.
Following a TD pass from Kerry Joseph that put Toronto ahead 6-0, Bruce removed his helmet, shoulder pads and uniform top and laid down in the end zone. Bruce said he was honoring the memory of Michael Jackson by pretending to be buried.
Click here to read the full article – By Associated Press
July 2nd, 2009 at 5:54 pm
The fact this made ESPN tells you how big a deal it is, and it’s funny how it takes a gaffe like this to get the CFL some press outside of Canada. One reason why I prefer the CFL over the NFL is they are much more lenient about celebrations, and the players can actually go out and have fun, but this celebration was a bit over the top. At least when you watch the Blue Bombers or Stampeders you know you’re gonna get an entertaining TD celebration, and I am sure everyone watching gets a laugh from it.
But this was downright insulting to many people, and in all honesty, I expect no less than insulting from Arland Bruce. I still remember in Winnipeg when he got jumped outside a downtown bar by a bunch of guys he was talking smack to inside, trying to be the cool guy, pro football player. That is just the kind of person he is, very self-centred, and seems to like to be a magnet for controversy. Kudos to the CFL for taking a stand on this one, and showing the players there is a line that shouldn’t be crossed, because I don’t want to see one guy ruin it for the rest of the league, and then we’re looking at rules like the NFL has, and the game loses a lot of it’s fun factor for the players and fans.