{"id":444745,"date":"2024-01-29T03:41:12","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T03:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=444745"},"modified":"2024-01-29T03:41:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T03:41:12","slug":"is-taunting-penalty-not-a-thing-anymore-in-nfl-comes-up-after-zay-flowers-controversial-penalty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/is-taunting-penalty-not-a-thing-anymore-in-nfl-comes-up-after-zay-flowers-controversial-penalty\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Taunting Penalty Not A Thing Anymore In NFL? Comes Up After Zay Flowers&#8217; Controversial Penalty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At least he has a division opponent on his side. Zay Flowers will want to forget about his team&#8217;s drive that spanned the late third and early fourth quarters of Sunday&#8217;s AFC Championship Game as he messes up with a taunting foul.<\/p>\n<h2>Is the Taunting Penalty Not A Thing Anymore In the NFL? Comes Up After Zay Flowers&#8217; Controversial Penalty<\/h2>\n<p>Against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chiefs.com\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>, the wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens made a big reception to finally get some offence going, but the taunting penalty he received after the play lost him 15 yards.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, late in the third quarter, Flowers caught a 54-yard catch from Lamar Jackson and cut both inside and outside before being tackled by L&#8217;Jarius Sneed of the Chiefs. At the conclusion of the play, Sneed touched Flowers&#8217; leg, which infuriated the rookie, who was subsequently called for mocking Kansas City&#8217;s star cornerback.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Taunting penalty called on Zay Flowers. An easy one. <\/p>\n<p>Travis Kelce could easily have five of them by now. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h8kckn0gB3\">pic.twitter.com\/h8kckn0gB3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bobby Trosset (@bobbybaltim0re) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bobbybaltim0re\/status\/1751733047857197081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The movement to amend the regulations governing when a flag should be thrown for mocking and what exactly qualifies as a taunting penalty has gained traction in recent years. As some of the NFL&#8217;s top players start to feel constrained by what they perceive to be restrictive rules, the Flowers punishment may put that momentum into overdrive.<\/p>\n<p>Although Flowers was the architect of two of Baltimore&#8217;s most spectacular offensive plays, the rookie&#8217;s dismal drive in the second half may have lost the Ravens a chance to compete for the Lombardi Trophy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Chiefs<\/a> L&#39;Jarius Sneed on matchup with Zay Flowers: &quot;I heard he stepped over me&#8230;so I was like &#39;OK&#39; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KSHB41?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KSHB41<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4dyGsbScRA\">pic.twitter.com\/4dyGsbScRA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aaron Ladd (@aaronladdtv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aaronladdtv\/status\/1751773438065115161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For whatever reason, Flowers twisted the ball adjacent to the Kansas City cornerback while standing over L&#8217;Jarius Sneed. That play was deemed to be taunting and cost the Ravens fifteen yards.<\/p>\n<p>With two outstanding plays on Sunday, Flowers\u2014who was among the NFL&#8217;s finest rookie receivers in 2023, finishing with 858 yards and five touchdowns in 16 games and quickly developing a relationship with Lamar Jackson\u2014showed why. Unfortunately for Flowers, it&#8217;s unlikely that the game will be remembered for those plays.<\/p>\n<p>Flowers, Jackson, and the Ravens will always be forced to speculate about what could have been as the Chiefs managed to hold on for a 17-10 victory that sent them to another Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">America looking at Zay Flowers: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VGcx4dot6t\">pic.twitter.com\/VGcx4dot6t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sleeper (@SleeperHQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SleeperHQ\/status\/1751735863401164861?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>How fast is Zay Flowers 40 yard dash?<\/h3>\n<p>At the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine, Boston College Eagles wide receiver Zay Flowers has an official 40-yard sprint time of 4.42 seconds.<\/p>\n<h3>Is Zay Flowers injured?<\/h3>\n<p>According to CBS, Flowers chopped his left hand as a way to let out his frustration. Following his goal line blunder, Zay Flowers slammed his hand against the bench, perhaps cutting his finger. Thankfully, Flowers&#8217; ailment did not prevent him from playing. However, at a critical juncture in the game, a significant amount of damage had already been done.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">These refs are so inconsistent&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Zay Flowers gets called for taunting but Kelce does not\u203c\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RavensFlock?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RavensFlock<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KCvsBAL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KCvsBAL<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rrX8bOGfAo\">pic.twitter.com\/rrX8bOGfAo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ravens Flock (@RavensFlock_App) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RavensFlock_App\/status\/1751733729645453325?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Chiefs Rule Out Kadarius Toney, He Accuses The Team Of Exaggerating His Injury\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/chiefs-rule-out-kadarius-toney-he-accuses-the-team-of-exaggerating-his-injury\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Chiefs Rule Out Kadarius Toney, He Accuses The Team Of Exaggerating His Injury<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least he has a division opponent on his side. Zay Flowers will want to forget about his team&#8217;s drive that spanned the late third and early fourth quarters of Sunday&#8217;s AFC Championship Game as he messes up with a taunting foul. Is the Taunting Penalty Not A Thing Anymore In the NFL? Comes Up [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":444746,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[2211,5114,21951,19117,21949,21948,21950],"class_list":["post-444745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-nfl-news","tag-nfl-penalty","tag-nfl-taunting-penalty","tag-zay-flowers","tag-zay-flowers-news","tag-zay-flowers-penalty","tag-zay-flowers-taunting-penalty"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=444745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444745\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/444746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=444745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=444745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=444745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}