Steve Sarkisian blames "society" for Colin Simmons's bizarre unsportsmanlike conduct foul

To cap a week in which the NFL went overboard with fines, Texas defensive end Colin Simmons did something that possibly would have gotten him banned for life by 345 Park Avenue.
After one of his Longhorn record-tying five sacks against Tennessee, Simmons celebrated by pretending to urinate on the field .
He seemed surprised when the officials penalized the move, with the eventual explanation being that Simmons was “simulating using the restroom.”
Coach Steve Sarkisian addressed the situation following the 20-17 win.
“ We took him out ,” Sarkisian said, via Tyler Lauletta of Awful Announcing , regarding the fact that Simmons, well, took it out . “We addressed it, and put him back in. I’m not gonna give the guy the death penalty over an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. We’ve got to fix it though. That can’t continue as we move forward.”
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