bhsmte
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Police how, and by whom? Do you mean teammates giving him a stern talk in the locker room? Or do you mean opponents taking some liberties when tackling him?
And most leagues do regulate celebrations. Perhaps not to the same degree as the NFL, but a hockey player who makes a throat-slashing gesture after scoring a goal will likely be penalized and/or fined (for example).
Throat slashing gesture is beyond a celebration. Some hockey players have celebrations after scoring goals that would clearly get flagged in the NFL, same with baseball players hitting a homerun.
All sports as the level rises, have unwritten rules in regards to not embarrassing the other team and they always have. If a baseball player hits a home run and acts over the top, the dude is going to get "plunked" the next time he comes to bat for showing the other team up. The hockey player who shows up the other team, will see the other team take advantage of every opportunity to send a message, by hitting the player legally (and sometimes not) whenever possible.
I can understand a flag for a really over the top celebration, but as with other new infractions, the NFL has gone far beyond and taken out the human element of the game.
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