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Falcons receiver Drake London regrets nan gun-themed ceremony he performed connected Monday against nan Eagles aft tying nan crippled pinch a precocious touchdown.
After reeling successful a seven-yard walk from Kirk Cousins, London pretended to sprout a weapon into nan stands astatine Lincoln Financial Field - which earned him an unsportsmanlike behaviour punishment and made it truthful Younghoe Koo's game-winning other constituent was a 48-yarder.
Speaking to ESPN backmost astatine nan Falcons' facility, London admitted he 'kind of mislaid myself' successful nan infinitesimal and will apt beryllium retiring nan celebration.
'It's a inclination astir shot correct now to do that type of celebration,' London said.
'It was my first Monday Night Football game. I benignant of mislaid myself successful there. I wasn't happy pinch nan position I put my squad in.'
Drake London earned an unsportsmanlike behaviour punishment pinch his weapon TD celebration
London said afterwards that he 'kind of mislaid myself' while celebrating nan monolithic score
He continued, 'There's a batch of worldly going astir successful nan world pinch weapon unit that I don't deliberation I should person displayed there. So, I'm not excessively happy pinch it, and [you] astir apt won't spot that again from me.'
London's crass ceremony came aft nan Falcons hosted precocious schoolhouse athletes from Apalachee High School - wherever 4 group were fatally changeable earlier this month.
Head coach Raheem Morris said his squad is 'sensitive' to nan rumor of weapon unit but admitted that London should not person done nan celebration.
A time anterior connected Tuesday, he claimed successful a property conference that London was 'probably shooting T-shirts into nan stands... because he's conscionable that benignant of a guy.'
London caught nan game-tying TD earlier nan Falcons knocked successful nan go-ahead other point
Morris added to ESPN afterwards that London had 'no sick will and nary intent' pinch his weapon celebration.
'That was conscionable Drake having nosy pinch his instrumentality guidelines and his group up successful nan stands, and you don't really deliberation astir those things astatine nan moment,' he continued.
London's touchdown came aft a pivotal driblet from nan Eagles' Saquon Barkley which stopped nan timepiece and kept nan Falcons successful nan game.
The third-year wideout will dream to find nan endzone again - without nan weapon ceremony afterwards - erstwhile Atlanta big nan Chiefs connected Sunday.
