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Saw this one coming as soon as it was called:
Ben VolinVerified account@BenVolin
The Council on American-Islamic Relations wants NFL to clarify why Hussain Abdullah was penalized for going to the ground for Muslim prayer
http://deadspin.com/chiefs-safety-h...source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
So now the NFL has a nice little religion controversy to deal with.
Greg A. Bedard @GregABedard 2m2 minutes ago
Is there a group the NFL hasn't ticked off this season?
Personally I think it was a call of ignorance, an officious official not understanding what was going on. NFL will likely apologize and establish some sort of new sensitivity training.
Ben VolinVerified account@BenVolin
The Council on American-Islamic Relations wants NFL to clarify why Hussain Abdullah was penalized for going to the ground for Muslim prayer
http://deadspin.com/chiefs-safety-h...source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Kansas City Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct Monday night when he went to his knees in prayer to celebrate a Tom Brady pick-six. Abdullah—a devout Muslim who sat out the 2012-13 season to make Hajj, the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca—shouldn't have been penalized.
Going strictly by the rulebook, NFL officials are seemingly justified in flagging Abdullah, as part of the taunting rule states, "players are prohibited from engaging in any celebrations while on the ground." But in 2008, then-vice president of NFL officiating Mike Pereira explained on the NFL Network that there was a loophole in the rule against players going to the ground: prayer.
So now the NFL has a nice little religion controversy to deal with.
Greg A. Bedard @GregABedard 2m2 minutes ago
Is there a group the NFL hasn't ticked off this season?
Personally I think it was a call of ignorance, an officious official not understanding what was going on. NFL will likely apologize and establish some sort of new sensitivity training.
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