Spence and Van de Ven declined to take part in football's post-match applause ritual. It is a breach of an unwritten rule but also... fine ...

In the NFL, you can't simulate something like a clap on defense to throw the offense off. Usually, it results in a penalty.

After suffering a crushing 24-23 loss on the road to the New England Patriots, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr.

Falcons coach Raheem Morris said the Patriots defense simulated his team's snap on a key fourth-quarter play by clapping, ...

Following the 24-23 loss that dropped Atlanta to 3-5 on the season, Falcons head coach Raheem Morris accused Patriots players of "clapping" to simulate Penix asking for the ball to be snapped. During ...

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