(Bengals) What is the story behind this trend in Social Media today?
27-09-2026
The Cincinnati Bengals entered Week 3 of the 2026 NFL season at 2-0 and facing a rivalry game on the road against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The social media conversation around the team today centers on a new touchdown celebration that Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins introduced the previous week.After scoring in the win over Houston, the two receivers performed a gesture they described as a mix of The Rock’s famous People’s Elbow wrestling move and a first-down signal. They would hold one elbow with the opposite hand and then extend the arm forward. Many viewers on social media immediately interpreted the motion as resembling something far more vulgar. The NFL agreed with that reading and issued multiple unsportsmanlike-conduct fines from the same game, totaling nearly ninety thousand dollars between the two players.Chase and Higgins both insisted the celebration was innocent and simply an attempt to create something unique. They said they would go back to the drawing board. During today’s game the team’s official channels posted a video of a fresh celebration with the caption that a new celly had just dropped. That clip, combined with the live action against Pittsburgh, the earlier fines, and the players’ comments about the league shutting down their fun, is what has the Bengals trending.