Allah Does Not Follow Football

Kansas City Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah is a devout Muslim.  In the Monday night NFL game, he returned an interception for a touchdown, slid into the end zone on his knees, then bent down in prayer.  He was immediately flagged by the referees for unsportsmanlike conduct/excessive celebration.  (The penalty had no impact on the game -- the Chiefs beat the Patriots in a blow-out.)

Many fans took to social media to complain about the penalty on Abdullah, correctly pointing out that God's own QB, Tim Tebow, was famously fond of praying on the field and Saint Timothy was never, ever penalized for his "Tebowing."  These critics decried the apparent double standard:  white Christian praying on the field = OK; black Muslim praying on the field = not OK.

The image-conscious NFL, these days stumbling all over itself to try and do something right, something totally PC, now says the play did not deserve a penalty and such religious displays will not be flagged in the future.  What's good for the Tebow is good for the Abdullah, so gentlemen, start your prayers.

Pardon me, I have to puke.  Can we not have a separation of church and sport?  

People follow sports for the competition, for the game itself, not to watch some athlete pray, and not to listen to some jock "give all the glory to God."  What's next for the NFL's new freedom of religious expression?

The Hindu linebacker calls timeout for some meditation mantras?
The Catholic placekicker has full communion before attempting the game-winning field goal?
The Jewish wide receiver celebrates his TD catch by having Rabbi Glickman recite a few of his favorite Psalms?

Hey athletes!  Play the damn game and practice religion on your own time.  And remember, Allah doesn't follow football, and God doesn't have ESPN.