Horn Gets Mostly Static on His Cell-Phone Call

Does the NFL really want to stop the disgusting demonstrations that are so distracting to the games, as well as to civilized sensibilities? Despite their lip service and piddly fines, I don’t think they do. Still, if I’m wrong, there is an easy way to end this boorish behavior. Negate the plays.

Act like a jerk after a touchdown, as Joe Horn did, it’s a five-yard penalty from the original line of scrimmage. Dance over a sacked quarterback like someone who’s never had a sack before and it doesn’t count. Offense gets five yards and an automatic first down. Separate a receiver from a pass and then posture over him like your ego depends on it, 15 yards from the point of posture.

I want to watch football, a team sport, not a look-at-me contest. And trust me, Sharpie, I will never buy your product.

Michael Helwig

Canoga Park

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Who needs an agent for publicity when you can get the fools in the media to play and replay your childish antics such as Joe Horn’s ridiculous cell phone call? Mr. Horn apparently feels a mere $30,000 “self-marketing” donation to the league is a good investment. Until the league comes down harder on these individuals (not team players), the bar of stupidity will continue to rise.

John Brunel

Tustin Ranch

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All the sports talk hosts and sportswriters are all up in arms because of the antics of Joe Horn. Folks, let’s be honest, where is the harm in that stunt? How does that kind of behavior alter the game on the field? Why are we not as outraged at the greedy owners that sell the names of landmark stadiums to the highest bidder?

The media has assisted the owners in turning the NFL into the No Fun League where players act like emotionless robots. Even the John Madden video games have celebration antics. We need to concentrate on the game and see the antics as a harmless sideshow.

Willis Barton

Los Angeles