The NFL is making sportsmanship and illegal celebrations by players a point of emphasis for its on-field officials this season.

The officials have stressed that to players and coaches during their visits to teams’ training camps, according to Walt Anderson, the NFL’s officiating rules analyst.

“It’s just one of those areas that the league wants to work actively on,” Anderson said during a video news conference Thursday. “There are plenty of ways for players to be able to celebrate. And they come up with some very unique and often entertaining ways. So we want them to focus on those and not the inappropriate areas.”

The NFL previously has eased its restrictions on some player celebrations in trying to address its reputation as the “No Fun League.” But it also has said it does not want th

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