The NFL has entered this season with plans to stress its rules against taunting, and both fans and players alike aren’t fans of it. Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Myles Jack is now undoubtedly among those people after getting fined by the league for a taunting incident that occurred against the Houston Texans.
Earlier this week, the veteran linebacker told the media that he was done talking smack to opponents as the hefty 20K he received fine certainly got the point across.
Jaguars LB Myles Jack says he was fined $20k for talking too much smack vs Texans. “I’m done talking. I’m only talking to my teammates the rest of the year.”
— Mark Long (@APMarkLong) September 23, 2021
Through the first two weeks of the season, 11 players have been penalized for taunting on the field. Per USA TODAY, all but two were rightfully called by the league’s eyes, but it’s unknown which two were wrongfully called.
PLEASE NFL. THESE TAUNTING PENALTIES ARE RUINING THE GAME. NOT A SINGLE FAN OR PLAYER WANTED THIS CHANGE. IT HAS TO STOP. PLEASE.
— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) September 19, 2021
The vocalization against the NFL’s stance on taunting has especially become louder over the past week with people like former offensive lineman Geoff Schwartz (as seen above) and others speaking out against it. Despite that, the league has no plans to modify the rule at the moment as they clearly think it’s working.
With no solution to this messy situation coming any time soon, the good thing is that there is a team captain on the Jags’ roster who knows first-hand how serious the league is about the new taunting rule. That said, Jack should relay his message to his teammates, and if he does, the Jags roster can keep a little more money in their pockets and avoid hurting the team with a costly penalty.