Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson may have had the raunchiest NFL celebration of the year in Week 12. The only thing is, not many people saw it.
During Chicago’s 12–10 win over Minnesota on Monday Night Football, Johnson picked off Vikings quarterback Josh Dobbs in the second quarter and returned the ball for 19 yards.
Following his game-changing third interception of the season, Johnson ran into the end zone and mimicked Randy Moss’s infamous mooning celebration.
The ESPN broadcast didn’t show Johnson’s antics but if it had, play-by-play announcer Joe Buck might have called the celebration “disgusting.” That’s how Buck described Moss shooting the moon to the fans in Green Bay back in 2005, and his opinion likely hasn’t changed since then.
Jaylon Johnson told @ParkinsSpiegel that he paid homage to Randy Moss with an end zone mooning mimic after his interception. It wasn’t seen on the national broadcast, but indeed he did. So, so good. (🎥: @NBAxJay1 IG) pic.twitter.com/PYPXWdO8Q3
— Chris Emma (@CEmma670) December 1, 2023
In January of 2005, Moss fake-mooned Packers fans after scoring a touchdown which, as expected, elicited plenty of boos at Lambeau Field. The NFL later fined him $10,000 for the celebration.
Johnson brought Moss’s fiery energy to last week’s NFC North matchup and left Vikings fans with a less-than-savory memory.
After a Week 13 bye, the Bears play the Lions on Sunday, Dec. 10 at 1 p.m. ET.
