Nik Bonitto will need a new sack celebration in 2025.
Among the NFL's rule changes this year is a ban on the "nose wipe" gesture, ESPN's Benjamin Solak reported last week.
The updated rule calls for a 15-yard penalty for “any violent gesture, which shall include but not be limited to a throat slash, simulating firing or brandishing a gun, or using the ‘nose wipe’ gesture, or an act that is sexually suggestive or offensive.”
In addition to Bonitto, other NFL players who have used the celebration include Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield. ProFootballTalk.com's Charean Williams wrote last week that "the nose wipe is a gang sign associated with the Bloods, indicating someone is untrustworthy."
Broncos defensive lineman Zach Allen, pass rusher Jonathon Cooper and ex-Denver linebacker Josey Jewell have been fined in the past for a finger gun sack celebration, another celebration that the NFL deems a violent gesture. Now the nose wipe gesture has been added to the list of banned celebrations.
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This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: NFL rule changes: Nik Bonitto's sack celebration has been banned
