Martellus Bennett doesn't like the idea of the NFL telling him the right way to celebrate during a game.
The Green Bay Packers' tight end wrote several tweets voicing that displeasure Wednesday in response to NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent's saying the league is developing an educational video on the topic that it plans to show players.
Vincent tweeted Tuesday that the video would "show clear examples of appropriate and inappropriate celebrations."
Bennett, for one, believes the league would be better off spending money on a different type of training video.
Yea An educational training video on celebrations? Spend that money on something else like a video on investments or something that https://t.co/xabCzeRqYO
— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) March 22, 2017
Let the players express their individuality and creativity. Y'all gonna make an educational video on how we should talk next? https://t.co/xabCzeRqYO
— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) March 22, 2017
An educational video on appropriate celebrations. Not signing up for that class. pic.twitter.com/6oNMf5oZFM
— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) March 22, 2017
He went on to blast the league for not promoting its players like the NBA does.
See the NFL promotes the logos not the players. The NBA promotes its players. Big difference.
— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) March 22, 2017
NFL knows players wont be around long so they invest all resources into the building teamlogos for longevity. That's the constant variable.
— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) March 22, 2017
Except for the QB position. That's why they're the Face of the franchise.
— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) March 22, 2017
NBA on the other hand they can invest in the players being the face of the entire league. Look at the advertising of both.
— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) March 22, 2017
ESPN's Kevin Seifert reported earlier this week that one of the items on next week's agenda for the NFL competition committee is allowing referees more flexibility to warn players about borderline celebrations without penalizing them for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Although no formal rule change would occur, the league will emphasize to referees that it wants players to engage in spontaneous celebrations, as long as they are not prolonged or excessive. There were 30 such penalties in 2016, a small number that drew an outsized reaction from fans and media members.
Vincent, a former NFL player, tweeted Wednesday that he has "full appreciation" of the "spontaneous nature of celebrations" and reiterated that there will be no new rules, just the pursuit of "clarity and consistency for both the official and the player" regarding the oft-discussed topic.
As a former player, I understand the spontaneous nature of celebrations and have a full appreciation for it pic.twitter.com/ElrNBPvGJB
— Troy Vincent (@TroyVincent23) March 22, 2017
"What we've heard from our players, repeatedly heard from our fans, is they want to give the players the opportunity to celebrate and to do it in a way that's respectful," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said during an appearance on ESPN's Mike & Mike on Thursday morning. "Obviously, there are lines. I think everyone's got different lines. We try to define that.
"What I would like to do is get our officials out of that and allow our officials to officiate and focus on the important things in the game ... not judging whether they stay within the standards of the video or not. I want to reach out to our players and find out what are the right standards for us here, because it reflects on all of us."