Retired TE Tony Gonzalez on goal post dunking ban: 'I got out just in time'
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Count retired tight end (and future Hall of Famer) Tony Gonzalez among the many who aren't fans of the NFL's new ban on goal post dunks.
The NFL says no more dunking over the goalpost. This one I don't understand. Looks like I got out just in time.
— Tony Gonzalez (@TonyGonzalez88) March 25, 2014
When the goal post dunk touchdown celebration became popular late in Gonzalez's career, he began to make a habit of leaping and dropping the ball over the bar after scoring six.
The NFL's new rule prohibiting the dunking was met with widespread criticism from fans when it was first reported Tuesday.
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