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HAMILTON — After a 95-yard TD catch-and-run near the end of the first half in a 25-24 loss against Hamilton on Thursday, Edmonton receiver D’haquille Williams did a little endzone breakdance before playing a game of hot potato with his teammates.

Moments later, Natey Adjei grabbed a television microphone and began mock interviewing him on the sidelines. Those actions probably would have earned Williams objectionable-conduct penalties last week.

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But the CFL announced Thursday — just in time for Edmonton’s game against Hamilton — that it was relaxing the rule regarding the use of props when celebrating touchdowns. They can now be used if they are not hidden in a player’s uniform or in the goal posts. The celebration can’t be demeaning, discriminatory, simulate firing a weapon or “unduly delay the game.”

Williams believes he was the catalyst for the sudden rule change.

“I was the only receiver getting penalties â¦ so I guess I played a big part in it,” said Williams, who has a league-leading 947 receiving yards and seven TD catches.