Internet up in arms at 'horrendous' call during New England Patriots v New York Giants game

People were left up in arms on social media last night following a penalty that was handed out during the New England Patriots’ game with the New York Giants.

Preseason got underway for a few teams last night, as teams are finally able to get into the swing of things when it comes to football with the regular season now being less than four weeks away. It gives rookies and other fringe players the chance to show their coaches what they can do when going up against other players rather than just restricting it to players on your own team in practice. 

It’s also an opportunity for referees to get used to a few things as well. There are quite often rule changes in the NFL and the preseason is a chance for the officials to work out how they are going to implement them and for the players to adjust to them being called.

However there was one incident in the game last night that has garnered plenty of attention from those on social media.

New York Giants defender Aaron Robinson, an undrafted player in 2021 who will be hoping he’ll be able to have more of an impact in 2022 after only playing in nine games last year, was defending a pass thrown his way toward New England Patriots man Kristian Wilkerson, only for the ball to sail over both of their hands and fall incomplete. 

Robinson threw his arms to his side, much in the way a referee would, to signal the incomplete pass to celebrate a play well done on his part, only to be flagged for ‘taunting’ for the way he did it:

Giants CB Aaron Robinson (in coverage) was called for taunting on this play. pic.twitter.com/o31hoMGzqI

Aaron Robinson was called for taunting after this pass breakup. What a joke of a call pic.twitter.com/wv3mx0DSHY

Now the NFL has gone back and forth over the