Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Jalen McMillan was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct at a key moment in Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints, and many fans were irate over the penalty.
The Bucs were trailing 19-13 and had the ball near midfield in the fourth quarter at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. McMillan caught a 33-yard pass from Baker Mayfield on 4th-and-8 to move the chains, but 15 of those yards were taken away because of the way McMillan celebrated.
McMillan pointed his hands in a manner that indicated he had picked up a first down. Unfortunately, as we have seen several other times this season, the officiating crew determined that the rookie made a “violent gesture.”…