Team's timing of ending Bowers' media availability raises eyebrows
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Las Vegas Raiders' Brock Bowers spoke Sunday night about the President-elect Donald Trump-inspired touchdown celebration he did against the Miami Dolphins.
Bowers caught a touchdown pass late in the third quarter from Gardner Minshew II. He was seen on the broadcast busting a move as the touchdown helped cut their deficit to five points.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers (89) celebrates a touchdown with teammates in the third quarter on Sunday. (Jim Rassol-Imagn Images)
Miami scored 17 points in the fourth quarter and won the game, 34-19.
"I’ve seen everyone do it," Bowers said, per USA Today. "I watched the UFC fight last night and Jon Jones did it. I like watching UFC, so I saw it and thought it was cool."
After the question was asked, USA Today reported that the team ended his media availability.
Asked Brock Bowers about his Trump TD celly: “I’ve seen everyone do it. I watched the UFC fight last night and Jon Jones did it. I like watching UFC so I saw it, and thought it was cool.”
— Safid Deen 💯💯💯💯 (@Safid_Deen) November 17, 2024
Raiders PR ended his postgame availability after my question.
pic.twitter.com/YtXzCsFmoe
The decision to end the availability raised eyebrows.
After Raiders TE Brock Bowers was asked a question about his TD celebration mimicking the Donald Trump dance, the Raiders ended Bowers' media availability. https://t.co/bzMQmYc0BY
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) November 17, 2024
Who cares? Liberals have been shoving political nonsense down our throats for years.
— Jon Root (@JonnyRoot_) November 17, 2024
A simple “Trump dance” gets media irritated but they don’t say a thing when athletes do this: pic.twitter.com/n6HmI5YoMF
Athletes performing Trump’s dance were seen across the NFL on Sunday. Calvin Ridley and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine of the Tennessee Titans and Za’Darius Smith and Malcolm Rodriguez of the Detroit Lions also did the move.
LIONS DANCE THEIR WAY TO BLOWOUT WIN OVER JAGUARS
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers (89) scores a touchdown against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. (Jim Rassol-Imagn Images)
UFC star Jon Jones set social media on fire when he did it after knocking out Stipe Miocic at UFC 309. Trump was cage-side for the fight.
San Francisco 49eres defensive end Nick Bosa started doing the dance move last week after he sacked Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield. Bosa’s teammates joined him.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers runs for a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
"I think you know the answer to that question," Bosa said, per the San Francisco Chronicle. "All the guys wanted me to do it. I wasn’t even going to do it, but the boys reminded me. And it was fun."
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