Written By Mark W. Sanchez at NewYorkPost.com
Richard Sherman would throw a flag on Roger Goodell — if the commissioner could actually step foot on an NFL field.
The outspoken Seahawks star took issue with Goodell’s February proposal to eject players who commit two personal fouls in a game.
In a “SportsCenter” interview that aired Sunday, the cornerback ripped the commissioner, saying a person who never played the game at that level has no part instituting rules he can’t fully comprehend.
“I think it’s foolish,” Sherman said about the rule change proposal that has come about following Odell Beckham Jr.’s three personal-foul tirade against Carolina. “But it sounds like something somebody who’s never played the game would say, something that they would suggest, because he doesn’t understand. He’s just a face. He’s just a suit. He’s never stepped foot on the field and understood how you can get a personal foul.”
Goodell, who did play high school football before blowing out his knee, wants to instill more control over the game. With a rule change that ejects players who commit multiple personal fouls, the refs would have more authority, and the players, theoretically at least, would be less likely for reckless plays.
Sherman, who was recently elected to the NFLPA executive committee, wasn’t done aiming at league higher-ups, saying the controversy of defining a catch is still ongoing because players and former players don’t have a say.
“You’ve got a bunch of suits doing it,” Sherman said about making NFL rules. “Like I said before, you don’t have a bunch of guys … let Jerry Rice and Michael Irvin talk about it for about 20, 30 minutes. Maybe Cris Carter. Randy Moss, let those guys have a roundtable discussion about what a catch should be and come up with a rule.”
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