Raiders player flagged for thanking God..

Oakland Raider's cornerback, Chris Johnson, is convinced he was flagged this past sunday for making a religious display while celebrating an interception. After intercepting a pass thrown by Matt Schaub, Chris celebrated by dropping to his knees and raising his arms in triumph. Immediately afterwards, he was flagged for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for excessive celebration. Johnson later complained that he was whistled for Thanking God. In all actuality, the reason he was flagged is because he broke a rule instituted in 2006 which prohibits players from celebrating by "going to the ground to celebrate a touchdown or using the ball as a prop".The instant Johnson fell to his knees he violated that rule..I personally think that the rule itself should be questioned as opposed to the flag which was made by a ref. who was just doing his job. The rule in my oppinion is rediculous. Why shouldn't a football player be able to pay his respect to god after a good play? I think they should be able to celebrate however they want as long as it doesn't invovle harming another person, and isn't lude or inappropriate. The world of football, like many other things, has become way too "politically correct" if you ask me.
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http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Raiders-cornerback-thinks-he-was-flagged-because;_ylt=AlvJgChF31Puvz2Wf2XxHL90fNdF?urn=nfl%2C194364....