Watch the most maddening taunting penalties from early in the NFL season

Levi Wallace, Buffalo Bills

Wallace was called for taunting after he emphatically crossed his arms in front of Dolphins receiver DeVante Parker. After the game, Wallace posted a tweet to his Instagram story — that's some social media inception, right there — and made his thoughts on the matter pretty clear.

D.J. Reed, Seattle Seahawks

Though Reed may have been facing in the general direction of Titans receiver A.J. Brown, it didn't look like he was making any mocking gesture directly toward Brown. Instead, it looked like a little fist pump to celebrate getting a big stop, a celebration that many in the stadium may not have even noticed, but the penalty was the same.

Jordan Akins, Houston Texans

"Spinning the ball in the opponent's bench" is the one action that no one in the NFL should dare to perform, and yet Akins went and crossed that line. How dare he.

I'm joking, if you couldn't pick that up, and I think it's pretty ridiculous that something we've seen dozens and dozens of times — the simple act of spinning a football on the ground — resulted in a 15-yard penalty and a negation of Akins' efforts. This one is bad.

Mike Edwards, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

This one is a little bit confusing to me, if only for the fact that Ravens star quarterback Lamar Jackson ran into the end zone with just a little bit more flare later in the slate of games without consequence.

So you can't backpedal into the end zone, but you can attempt a front flip? Maybe it's just me, but that doesn't make any sense.

Tashaun Gipson, Chicago Bears

Though video footage isn't readily available of this instance, Gipson clapped with excitement and in the face of a Bengals receiver after a big play and was whistled for a 15-yard taunting penalty. When asked about the flag, he defended himself by explaining exactly what he did: clapping.

"They (the officials) didn't really explain much to me about that," Gipson said, via Kalyn Kahler. "I wasn't really saying much. I just clapped because it was a huge play on third down, pumping up my guys, and that is the type of energy that you are playing with these guys. I don't want to be out there if I can't be happy for my guys when they make big plays.

"That's what this game is about, man. It's just adrenaline. It was costly, man, and that's something I just can't do, put our team in that third down, it's hard to get off the field. I apologized to them and that's uncharacteristic of me, but you know, that rule is a fine line right now. You don't know if you can be happy ... but any time our guys make a play, I'm going to be the first one to congratulate them and be happy."