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NFL Backtracks After Penalizing Player For Brief Muslim Prayer When a Kansas City Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah scored a touchdown during his team’s systematic routing of the New England Patriots last night, he did what many NFL players do: he stopped to say a prayer. But unlike virtually every other touchdown prayer, Abdullah’s drew a penalty. During the fourth quarter, Abdullah picked off a pass by Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and ran it back for a touchdown. To celebrate the score — just the second of his career — Abdullah slid to his knees and performed sujud, or a Muslim form of prayer. Officials immediately penalized Abdullah for unsportsmanlike conduct, specifically excessive celebration, because of his “going to the ground.” … thinkprogress.org/sports/2014/09/30/3573748/husain-abdullah-muslim-prayer-nfl/?elq=~~eloqua..type--emailfield..syntax--recipientid~~&elqCampaignId=~~eloqua..type--campaign..campaignid--0..fieldname--id~~
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 04:42:33 +0000

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