Eagles tight end and fantasy stud Brent Celek could face a fine from the NFL after striking “the Captain Morgan pose” in last week’s game against the Cowboys. Celek denies striking the pose intentionally, [cough...bullshi...cough] but an account executive at the Captain’s parent company, Diaego refuted that claim, saying that it was part of a charity effort. Either way, the NFL seems to be getting all the Captain out of their system.

“The issue is that players are specifically prohibited under our policies from wearing, displaying, promoting or otherwise conveying their support of a commercially identified product during a game while they’re on the field,” NFL spokesman Greg Aiello told Yahoo! Sports. “Whether it’s rum or soft drinks or any other commercial product, that type of promotion is prohibited.” [...]

[E]ach time a player was caught on camera in the pose…Captain Morgan planned to donate to the Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund, a non-profit that helps retired NFL players. The campaign was to be unveiled next week with donations of US$10,000 during the regular season, $25,000 for the playoffs and $100,000 in the Super Bowl. –Canadian Press, eh?

I thought the pose was the one of the few bright spots in that game, but I get it. The NFL hates fun. And rum, apparently. As if the world ran on those Coors Light ads that are entirely over the shark. This whole situation is just sad. At least I have you, Miller High Life. You’re always there when I need you.