Richard Sherman of the Seattle Seahawks is not one to shy away from making controversial comments. The veteran cornerback did just that recently when talking about injury reports in the NFL.
Apparently, Sherman believes NFL injury reports on a weekly basis are for the gamblers and oddsmakers in Las Vegas, via ESPN's Brady Henderson.
“From what I understand, the rule is for the gamblers, for Vegas, to make sure that the odds and everything are what they're supposed to be, which is apparently what the league is concerned about when talking about injuries and things like that,” Sherman said. “So maybe somebody should look into that, because I thought we weren't a gambling league and we were against all those things. But our injury report is specifically to make sure the gamblers get their odds right.”
Sherman makes an interesting point here that's bound to make waves throughout the 2017 NFL season. Whether it invokes changes or sheds light on an issue that needs to be reformed, remains to be seen.
The four-time Pro Bowler claimed someone wasn't happy about the result of the Seahawks' Week 2 matchup with the division rival San Francisco 49ers. Seattle was heavily favored to come out on top against the rebuilding 49ers, via Henderson.
“I think somebody said we were heavy favorites last week,” he said, referring to the Seahawks being favored by two touchdowns against the 49ers in their home opener, which Seattle won 12-9. “So I'm sure people were disappointed by that.”
Teams in the NFL is required to provide injury reports on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday ahead of their games on Sunday.
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