‘Trump dance’ takes over NFL amid concerns league could ban the celebration

Published November 18, 2024 12:40pm ET



As more NFL players are captured impersonating President-elect Donald Trump‘s dance, concerns have arisen on social media that the league could be getting ready to announce a ban on Trump’s signature moves.

Ever since Trump swept the Nov. 5 election in terms of electoral votes and the popular vote, a number of athletes, particularly in the NFL, have celebrated by dancing as the president-elect did at his rallies.

However, when Brock Bowers of the Las Vegas Raiders was asked Sunday about the dance, his postgame press conference abruptly ended. USA Today reporter Safid Deen was the one who posed the question and suggested it was the reason the press conference was cut short.

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