Arizona Cardinals TE Trey McBride is cruising in the 2025 season. He is performing at his best level this year with 71 receptions for 718 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns in 11 weeks. But his most talked-about play in Week 11 had nothing to do with his stats and everything to do with a celebration that drew the league’s ire.

As he was running just inside the sideline with the ball, San Francisco 49ers ‘ LBs Tatum Bethune and Nick Martin, and CB Darrell Luter Jr. pushed him out of bounds. However, what surprised everyone was that the referee flagged the TE for a nose wipe celebration with a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty that comes under taunting. The league is pretty serious about some violations more than others.

While commentators argued whether it was taunting, the referee

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