Taunting

[PeteBooth]

Ok you can tell from my name that I'm not a regular on the football Board but I am on the umpire Board, however, I have a question?

Last Nights Game between the Steelers and the Ravens.

There were 2 taunting Penalties - One on each team.

I was under the assumption that taunting penalties were assessed after the play was over. In other words similar to a dead ball foul.

The Steelers had a first down and the taunting occured after the play, that's why I had a difficult time understanding why the first down was taken away.

I seem to recall that in a Monday Night game Randy Moss of the Vikings was flagged for that "extra celebration" penalty however, the TD counted and the penalty assessed on the extra point try.

What is the PRO Rule for Taunting and does it differ from HS and College? Thanks football guys

BTW what did you think of the Cleveland game? Suppose this were a HS game and the AD ORDERED you back onto the field - Would you go?

Pete Booth