[jettio]

If taunting is defined as something directed at a specific player, I would be in favor of nullifying touchdowns if the taunting occurred in the field of play before crossing the goal line.

Players that taunt other players rely on the fact that the taunted player's retaliation is limited by the possibility of getting penalized or getting kicked out of the game.

It is a chickensh*t move to disrespect a man in public when the taunting player knows that there is some extraordinary penalty facing the man that justifiably teaches a lesson by beating the guy up.

What Golden Tate did was cowardly. Unless you allow players to retaliate with violence when taunted, taunting aimed at a specific player while the clock is still running and the ball is live should be penalized from the spot of the foul.

I don't think high-stepping or altering your running style on a pick 6 on a certain td is taunting as long as you are not pointing the ball, or waving, at the other team's player, but fans, players and referees can tell when a player is directly taunting another player to the point of provocation.