This is why people call the NFL the No Fun League.
Browns wide receiver Terrelle Pryor caught a touchdown pass midway through the second quarter against the Redskins on Sunday. He celebrated, because Cleveland will take any chance it gets to celebrate. And he celebrated in a way that resonates with the fine people of Cleveland.
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Pryor imitated Cavaliers star LeBron James' "silencer" dance and chalk toss. It was a celebration that should be expected out of a fellow Cleveland sports star.
It was cool.
No big deal, right?
Wrong.
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According to the officials, who flagged Pryor for a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, Pryor used the ball as a prop ... presumably because he released the ball during his chalk toss.
Give the Browns a break, NFL.