VIDEO: Packers' Za'Darius Smith Was Wrong When He Said Matt LaFleur Nixed Sack Celebrations

Apparently Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur isn't the unemotional fun police we all thought he was. Just days after Packers pass rusher Za'Darius Smith claimed that LaFleur put the kibosh on sack celebrations, he and teammate Preston Smith announced they are back on. The pair is planning to unveil a Halloween-themed show this week against the Oakland Raiders.

The Smiths just held a rare Friday joint presser to issue a statement that sack celebrations are back on after LaFleur showed team footage of Z saying yesterday they were nixed. They have a Halloween-themed one planned for Sunday and they promised it won’t take up much time. pic.twitter.com/7PV3cuXbZ1
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) October 18, 2019

LaFleur's main gripe with dancing after getting a sack was that it takes up valuable time that the defense or punt team could use to prepare for a kick or a fourth-down conversion attempt.

Matt LaFleur corrected Za'Darius Smith today saying they can celebrate sacks, but have to be smart about it:

"I don't want to see these guys celebrating when the punt team is on the field and we've got to burn a timeout or get called for too many men on the field" #Packers pic.twitter.com/7BjAe2GMU2
— John Doran (@JohnDoranTV) October 18, 2019

During their controversial Monday Night Football win over the Detroit Lions, a game in which Smith was able to bring down Matthew Stafford, the Packers defender celebrated by pretending to fall asleep, which mocked his fine after missing a special teams meeting.

New from JSOnline and PackersNews: Packers pull the plug on Za'Darius Smith's sack celebrations https://t.co/pOkNMFsAxl #Packers
— Tom Silverstein (@TomSilverstein) October 17, 2019

As long as the Smiths, who have 13 sacks between them, keep finding ways to get to the quarterback, they should be allowed to dance all they want. While they're at it, why not break out the Shawne Merriman dance? Or Mark Gastineau's routine?