Excerpt from Twitchy
Written by Greg P.
During Sunday night’s NFL game between the Cowboys and Buccaneers, Dallas rookie RB Ezekiel Elliott celebrated a touchdown run by “donating” himself into a giant red Salvation Army kettle in the end zone. Check it out:
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Nothing like a Zeke being dropped into one of our kettles! @EzekielElliott @dallascowboys https://t.co/8DgRVvk0Xn https://t.co/oXMfsj8RnI
— Salvation Army USA (@SalvationArmyUS) December 19, 2016
Zeke, doing the most good! #TBvsDAL pic.twitter.com/NRqSJXaCxb
— Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys) December 19, 2016
This act of charity to bring attention to the Salvation Army on national television earned Elliott at 15-yard penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct and potentially a fine from the NFL:
Refs call a penalty on Elliot for jumping into the Salvation Army bucket as a touchdown celebration. The NFL is the worst
— Logan Dobson (@LoganDobson) December 19, 2016