Michael Jackson "Tribute"?

Last Wednesday, the Canadian Football League opened their season with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats hosting the Toronto Argonauts. On the first drive of the season, Toronto quarterback Kerry Joseph passes to wide receiver Arland Bruce to score the first touchdown of the season. After scoring, Bruce removed his helmet and shoulder pads and then laid down in the end zone, pretending to be buried in a casket. Afterwards, he said it was to pay tribute to the late Michael Jackson. He received two objectionable conduct penalties and was fined by the league for excessive celebration.

I'm not sure how laying down and pretending to be buried honors Michael Jackson, or any deceased person really. Imitating Jackson's dance moves would seem fitting. Or how about just wearing one white receiving glove? Even an MJ crotch grab would be more appropriate. Maybe I'm overreacting to this "tribute," so check out the video and judge for yourself.

Even if some people may consider it an acceptable tribute, Bruce really should have just worked with his teammates and came up with something better. Perhaps they should have imitated what 1,500 prisoners in the Philippines did to honor the King of Pop.