Cam Newton scored a touchdown early in the game today against the Falcons. That's not really news, just something he does a lot. But afterward he celebrated (again, something he does a lot) by rocking the football like a baby, then dropping the baby, then picking the baby up and giving it to a kid (yet another thing he does a lot).
One quarter later Falcons running back Devonta Freeman matched Cam with a similar celebration that was likely mocking the Panthers' signal caller:
According to Fox's resident expert who explains replay rules you already know, Mike Pereira, both players can likely expect a fine later in the week for using the pigskin like a prop:
SMH. If only there was some sort of description, preferably an acronym, to describe moves like this.
[via @IntelNFL, Vine, Mike Pereira]
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