ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Emmanuel Sanders, start warming up that arm.
After NFL owners voted Tuesday at the Spring League Meeting to relax restrictions on player celebrations, Sanders’ baseball pitch against Tennessee would now count as a legal touchdown celebration.
Group celebrations, using the football as a prop and celebrating on the ground are all allowed under the new rule.
If you ever need someone to throw out the first pitch, we know a guy ...#OpeningDay pic.twitter.com/o514JFz7xU
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) April 3, 2017
Commissioner Roger Goodell wrote in a letter to fans that the move would give players “more room to have fun after they make big plays.