Ezekiel Elliott was penalized 15 yards on Sunday night for using the Salvation Army pot on the field as a prop following a touchdown scored against the Buccaneers.
Elliott scored on a short touchdown run to put Dallas up 9-3 over Tampa Bay. After scoring he ran to the red Salvation Army kettle by the end zone and hopped in like Super Mario going into one of the shoes in the original NES game.
Ezekiel Elliott scores, jumps in the Salvation Army kettle, gets flagged pic.twitter.com/snQHgrK7X1
— Kenny Ducey (@KennyDucey) December 19, 2016
The game’s referees didn’t find the celebration as amusing, as they hit the rookie running back with a penalty. We still loved it though.
Too bad Dez Bryant wasn’t aware of Elliott’s plans:
Dez Bryant: If I knew Zeke was gonna jump in the red kettle I would've jumped in with him
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) December 19, 2016
At least Zeke had the backing of Jerry Jones:
Jerry Jones joking about Ezekiel Elliott's TD celebration, said he'll take it to the Supreme Court if he gets fined
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) December 19, 2016
