Dance Dance … retribution?
The “NFL on CBS” X account edited out tight finish Brock Bowers’ Trump-shuffle landing celebration Sunday, OutKick studies.
On the televised recreation broadcast, followers noticed the rating, then Bowers’ celebration, then Raiders proprietor Mark Davis rejoicing in his field.
Bowers’ finish zone strikes have been omitted on NFL on CBS’s X submit, although, with the video chopping immediately from the landing to Davis in his suite at Onerous Rock Stadium.
Whereas it’s not clear if the modifying alternative was made intentionally or inadvertently, the choice is controversial in mild of a snafu that occurred within the locker room following the sport — a 34-19 loss to Miami that dropped the Raiders to 2-8.
When USA At the moment’s Safid Deen requested the 21-year-old about his dance strikes, Bowers responded, “I’ve seen everyone do it … I watched the UFC fight last night and Jon Jones did it. I like watching UFC so I saw it, and thought it was cool.”
US president elect Donald Trump attends a a UFC occasion at Madison Sq. Backyard. Jones did the “Trump-dance” earlier within the night. Stephen Yang
Based on Deen, the Raiders’ public relations crew ended Bowers’ availability after that query and reply.
Later within the afternoon, the Raiders posted a postgame media compilation to its YouTube channel that includes interviews with Maxx Crosby, Jackson Powers-Johnson and Michael Mayer — the Raiders’ different tight finish, who had one catch in Sunday’s contest.
Bowers’ omission was puzzling contemplating that he was contemporary off the most effective recreation of his younger profession.
The rookie had set private bests in targets (16), receptions (13) and yards (126). His 23-yard landing within the third quarter — the catch that preceded the dance — was his third rating of the season.
President-elect Donald Trump’s imprint on the 2024 season has been Swift-esque, and Sunday’s controversy was not the primary to ensnare one of many league’s extra in style gamers.
Because the Put up beforehand reported, the NFL purposely delayed punishing Nick Bosa for sporting a MAGA hat till after the election.
Bosa additionally unveiled a Trump dance following a Week 10 sack towards the Buccaneers,
