“The Captain” just got sacked by the National Football League.
Last Sunday during the third quarter of the Cowboys v. Eagles game, Eagles tight end Brent Celek caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from Donovan McNabb. He then put his hands on his hips, and raised his right leg, mimicking a pose similar to the pirate on Captain Morgan’s label. It’s also the pose made by actors in the brand’s commercials.
According to Yahoo! Sports, the move was banned this week after the league learned of a wider campaign meant to get players to repeatedly strike the pose during NFL games.
“A company can’t pay a player to somehow promote it’s product on the field,” NFL spokesman Greg Aiello told Yahoo! Sports this week. Therein lies the difficulty. The NFL isn’t getting their cut and that ain’t gonna play.