Cardinals penalized for doing the ‘Charleston’ dance

Sep 11, 2016, 7:36 PM | Updated: 9:01 pm

Arizona Sports

Celebrating is wrong and immoral, please don't do it. https://t.co/e0Venj27Xz pic.twitter.com/P6bgIe9XZT

— SB Nation GIF (@SBNationGIF) September 12, 2016

Sometimes practice and teamwork doesn’t pay off.

How do we know?

There’s such a thing as being too perfectly in sync.

Cardinals linebacker Chandler Jones was quick to make work of his former team by recovering a Jimmy Garoppolo fumble Sunday, but the NFL officials didn’t appreciate when Jones followed with a celebration that apparently was egregious enough to be called “choreographed” with defensive back D.J. Swearinger.

MMQB reporter Albert Breer helped us determine where exactly the duo got their dance.

Was that the Charleston that Chandler Jones was choreographed?

— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) September 12, 2016

Once this was Googled, it became clear the two Cardinals players indeed were doing the Charleston. And quite well, we might add.

Anyhow, here’s the play that set the Cardinals up to be judged on their dancing. Arizona’s Markus Golden forced the fumble but the Cardinals’ field position was pushed back due to Jones’ and Swearinger’s dance looking too darn planned.

Cardinals Defense back at it again.

Sack. Forced Fumble. Arizona ball!#NEvsAZ https://t.co/2NiGTfFJCB

— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) September 12, 2016

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New England Patriots quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10) warms up prior to an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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