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In fact, any minute now, Goodell may press for a tweak in the rulebook that actually bans laughing as a means to celebrate a touchdown in the No Fun League.

You know, laughing can be dangerous, interpreted as taunting, which can lead to fights.

Roger Goodell laughed as he pondered a particularly longwinded question about the NFL’s ironclad laws governing celebrations, but this was hardly a sign the commissioner is loosening up on the issue.

Seriously, some of the celebration related penalties that have come down this season with taunting ID’d as an officiating point of emphasis have crossed the line into the ridiculous zone.

Cut ‘em some slack, NFL.

“Our players are role models and others look at that at the youth level, so that’s important for us to hold that standard up, and it’s part of being professional.”

“On the celebrations and taunting, maybe we’ve stepped down a little too hard, “Houston Texans owner Robert McNair “and had too many penalties.”

McNair echoed what other owners have mentioned while addressing the vibe around the serious national anthem protests that some players have engaged in, that the NFL is in the entertainment business.

“I’m sure the rule started out to prevent fighting,” McNair added.

Clearly, the NFL has had increasing concerns about on field celebrations escalating to the extent that they invite retaliation. That’s why taunting was one of the points of emphasis this season.

Taunting penalties are on the rise when compared to a similar point last season, as Goodell alluded to. Through six weeks, players have been flagged 19 times for taunting, compared to 11 at the same point in 2015.

This, while two other infractions tagged as points of emphasis roughing the passer and unnecessary roughness have decreasing numbers. Roughing the passer calls have dipped from 42 to 32; unnecessary roughness flags are down from 96 to 69, compared to the six week mark last year.