{"id":10289,"date":"2024-10-09T22:43:27","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T22:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=10289"},"modified":"2024-10-09T22:43:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T22:43:27","slug":"nfl-star-wide-receiver-flat-out-accuses-the-refs-league-of-favoring-the-dallas-cowboys-kansas-city-chiefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=10289","title":{"rendered":"NFL Star Wide Receiver Flat Out Accuses The Refs &#038; League Of Favoring The Dallas Cowboys &#038; Kansas City Chiefs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/new-york-giants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Giants<\/a>\u00a0star wide receiver Darius Slayton put the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0in its place due to their failure to consistently enforce the \u201cfinger gun celebration\u201d unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.<\/p>\n<p>This year, the NFL started to crack down on celebrations where players commit the \u201cfinger gun\u201d or other weapons-related gesture celebrations (such as the bow and arrow). The new rule is already creating significant controversy due to the refs\u2019 inability to enforce it properly, much to the chagrin of Darius Slayton and countless NFL fans.<\/p>\n<p>Slayton was issued an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for committing the finger gun gesture after a catch against the Seattle Seahawks in Sunday\u2019s Week 5 game. On one hand, fair. It\u2019s part of the rules.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Darius Slayton was called for an unsportsmanlike penalty on this celebration <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LyggYUcJOZ\">pic.twitter.com\/LyggYUcJOZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NFL on CBS \ud83c\udfc8 (@NFLonCBS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLonCBS\/status\/1843050062240194567?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But Darius Slayton (rightfully so, by the way) called out the NFL for failing to flag\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/ceedee-lamb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CeeDee Lamb<\/a>, Patrick Mahomes and\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/juju-smith-schuster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JuJu Smith-Schuster<\/a>\u00a0for doing the same celebration. Lamb did it in Sunday\u2019s win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, while Mahomes and Smith-Schuster committed the gesture on Monday night against the New Orleans Saints:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It\u2019s cool when they do it <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dOX1kb0Qap\">https:\/\/t.co\/dOX1kb0Qap<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Darius Slayton (@Young_Slay2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Young_Slay2\/status\/1843769393345638731?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A growing army of NFL fans have accused the officials of saving Mahomes and the Chiefs. Judgment calls like pass interference and holding are one thing, but there\u2019s no excuse for the officials missing the clear-as-day fouls against Mahomes and Smith-Schuster.<\/p>\n<p>Darius Slayton hasn\u2019t been hit with a fine\u2026yet. But New York Jets WR Allen Lazard was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TomPelissero\/status\/1842656853001748674\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">issued a $14,0069 fine<\/a>\u00a0for a finger gun celebration against the Denver Broncos in Week 5, as was Drake London for a similar gesture in the Atlanta Falcons-Philadelphia Eagles Week 2 contest.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-darius-slayton-is-off-to-a-strong-start-for-giants\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Darius Slayton Is Off To A Strong Start For Giants<\/h2>\n<p>Slayton has been one of the few positives for the Giants dating back to 2019. He exceeded the 700-yard receiving mark in four of his first five NFL seasons, including a career-high 770 yards last season.<\/p>\n<p>With 18 receptions for 244 yards and a touchdown over his first five games, Slayton is on pace to put together a career year. That\u2019s easier said than done with rising superstar Malik Nabers emerging as the MVP of the Giants offense, but it\u2019s nonetheless exciting for New York fans to finally have a dynamic WR tandem to cheer on.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; New York Giants\u00a0star wide receiver Darius Slayton put the\u00a0NFL\u00a0in its place due to their failure to consistently enforce the \u201cfinger gun celebration\u201d unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. This year, the &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10290,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10289"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10291,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10289\/revisions\/10291"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}