Broncos’ John Fox Defends Julius Thomas For ‘Too Easy’ Celebration

John Fox does not have any problem with Julius Thomas yelling “It’s so easy!” after scoring a touchdown versus the Jets.

Denver Broncos tight end Julius Thomas made headlines during Week 6 when television microphones caught him yelling “It’s so easy!” after scoring his second touchdown Sunday against the New York Jets.

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One might figure that Broncos John Fox wouldn’t like with such a celebration, given football coaches are generally anti-showboating . However, Fox actually spoke in favor of Thomas’ yelling.

From the Denver Post:

"“These guys aren’t at a desk in an accountant’s office .I’m not knocking accountants. It’s a very combative game,” Fox said. “It’s why we have initiated a 12-minute cooling-off period after games. He’s very enthusiastic. … And I am glad he his.”"

Thomas has had an outstanding season with Denver in 2014. He has racked up an incredible nine touchdowns through five games and has truly made the game look easy at times. Still, despite the many touchdowns and his celebratory comments, Thomas made it clear following Sunday’s 31-17 win that he doesn’t actually think football is “so easy.”

"“They gave me a hard time for hearing on the camera me saying how easy it was. But there is no easy part about getting here and scoring touchdowns in the NFL. You have to go through so much,” Thomas said. “I just want to thank all the people around me. Everybody who has helped me get to this point. The coaching staff, drawing up those plays. I’m going to try to continue to play at a high level. It’s important to me to be a guy my team can count on to make big plays.”"

The Broncos drafted Thomas in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft.

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