NFL players seem to be finding new and exciting ways to celebrate touchdowns. Not all of it is going to work, but sometimes you’ve gotta push the envelope a little to see what happens.
That was the case Monday night when Cincinnati Bengals lineman Orlando Brown, Jr. had his big moment.
Early in the second quarter, the Bengals were down 7-0 to the Jacksonville Jaguars when Joe Mixon marched into the endzone to tie things up. A group of Bengals players made for the back of the endzone and then put together a very impressively choreographed performance for the ESPN cameras.
Then, at the end of the show, Brown danced toward the camera and yelled “JACK***!” clear as day before running off.
"JACKASS!" pic.twitter.com/UlevT9XW0G
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) December 5, 2023
So many questions. Who is the proverbial jackass in this scenario? Someone that Brown knows? An ex-lover? The literal cameraperson? ESPN reporter Ben Baby? We, the NFL audience, for being willing participants in this bloodsport? Perhaps it was a reference to Happy Gilmore? Or maybe the eponymous TV show and movie series led by Johnny Knoxville.
Who knew a touchdown celebration could elicit such deep thoughts, especially one so profane?
Perhaps we’ll find out the answer after the game. In the meantime, lost in all of this is that the Bengals really put together one heck of a touchdown dance and that shouldn’t be forgotten.
About Sean Keeley
Along with writing for Awful Announcing and The Comeback, Sean is the Managing Editor for Comeback Media. Previously, he created the Syracuse blog Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician and wrote 'How To Grow An Orange: The Right Way to Brainwash Your Child Into Rooting for Syracuse.' He has also written non-Syracuse-related things for SB Nation, Curbed, and other outlets. He currently lives in Seattle where he is complaining about bagels. Send tips/comments/complaints to sean@thecomeback.com.