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In its effort to drain the life out of the game, the NFL decided to outlaw dunking on goal posts during the offseason. This is Jimmy Graham's fault; his desire to dominate the shit out of the goal post messed up its alignment during one instance —inspiring the "Jimmy Graham Rule."
But you can't just stop Graham from dunking by just a rule. Dunking on a goal post is Graham's thing (in addition to being an offensive threat). So instead of obeying, Graham decided to dunk on the crossbar when he scored during Friday's preseason game against the Titans. Of course, he got flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct. Graham obviously didn't care, so he did it once again during the game.
It'll be interesting to see if Graham keeps this up though, because there may eventually be fines. The idea of Graham continuing to dunk and maybe defiantly gaze from the field and point at a frustrated Goodell in the VIP seats in an act of defiance—as if he was Vince McMahon or something—is cool to picture. Unfortunately, the repercussions aren't kayfabe. Plus, head coach Sean Payton isn't a fan of such defiance (you know he doesn't want to cross Goodell again).
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#Saints Sean Payton chased down Graham when he came to sideline. Didnt look happy. Exchanged words but can't read lips.
— Mike Triplett (@MikeTriplett) August 16, 2014
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