NFL Penalizes Muslim Kansas City Player After Post-Touchdown Prayer

[MohRokTah]

Double standards seem to be the rule for the NFL. Next time a player Tebows, they damned well better be penalized, too:

NFL Penalizes Muslim Kansas City Player After Post-Touchdown Prayer

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Kansas City Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah, a devout Muslim, was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct after he kneeled in prayer post-touchdown during Monday night's game against the New England Patriots.

Abdullah intercepted a pass from Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in the fourth quarter and ran 39 yards before sliding into the end zone on his knees and bowing in prayer.

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Click this TPM link to watch the play and the prayer.

[msanthrope]

1. There is no Equal Protection under Goodell. nt

[Skink]

2. Now it's a holy war

[Yavin4]

3. The NFL has always had a strict policy against praying on the field...

wait a minute...

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

4. Sliding = unsportsmanlike conduct

It's in the regulations.

[Blue Owl]

5. How many times have I seen Catholic players sign the cross on the field?

Pretty much every time I've ever watched a game -- c'mon NFL, drop the bullshit...

[Ptah]

6. NFL: Husain Abdullah penalty wrong

Husain Abdullah should not have received a 15-yard unsportsmanlike penalty after dropping to his knees and bowing in prayer following a 39-yard interception return for a touchdown during the Kansas City Chiefs' 41-14 victory over the New England Patriots on Monday night, the NFL said Tuesday.

According to Rule 12, Section 3, Article 1 (d), "Players are prohibited from engaging in any celebrations or demonstrations while on the ground."


"However, the officiating mechanic in this situation is not to flag a player who goes to the ground as part of religious expression, and as a result, there should have been no penalty on the play," NFL spokesman Michael Signora told ESPN's Ed Werder.


http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11616422/nfl-says-husain-abdullah-kansas-city-chiefs-penalized-praying-celebration