The NFL knew that it needed to loosen up after players and fans started referring to it as the “No Fun League.” Accordingly, the league relaxed certain rules and restrictions around touchdown celebrations, end zone dances, etc.
And while these changes were largely applauded by those same players and fans, one member of the NFL fraternity remained convinced that at least one team still wasn’t having any fun.
“I just think that The Patriot Way is a fear-based organization,” guard Lane Johnson told Barstool Sports last February, just days after his Philadelphia Eagles won Super Bowl LII.