If something, Tyreek Hill deserved a bonus from the NFL for his landing celebration simply earlier than halftime of the Miami Dolphins’ Week 6 matchup in opposition to the Carolina Panthers.

In accordance with Hill’s job description, all that he’s required to do with the intention to assist the NFL’s efforts in Europe is to carry his explosive athleticism to Germany on Nov. 5, and take part in any NFL actions with the followers that week if he’s wholesome. Hill determined to go above and past and produce some content material for the NFL UK Twitter account a couple of weeks early. After scoring to place the Dolphins up 21-14, Hill grabbed a smartphone from a fan who was recording his landing, and took a selfie video of him doing a backflip.

He was penalized for taunting, however shortly after the flag was tossed, the video went stay on NFL UK Social Media. It didn’t wait for lengthy, although, as a result of for all the NFL’s inconsistencies and hypocrisies, this was a straightforward one to keep away from. Although it was excellent social media content material, it needed to go. Profiting off of Hill’s eventual high-quality is a foul look.

NFL, how about forgetting the Toy Story gimmicks and CGI slime, and reaching potential younger NFL followers the place there are — selfie land. Younger people who find themselves not glued to RedZone all day could be extra keen to work together with a made-for-TikTok video of Hill’s celebration. However no, the league continues to be too stuffy. Hill technically used a prop, however it’s not like he pulled a Joe Horn and left the telephone in a strategic spot. Hill took the chance to create some nice content material.

He ought to get a thumbs-up emoji despatched to him from Commissioner Roger Goodell, however as an alternative, there’ll probably be a letter despatched to his dwelling requesting cost.