Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman is never short on opinions. His latest is in response to Houston Texans owner Bob McNair referring to players as inmates.
It has since been reported that the players considered walking out after McNair's comments, but only one player actually did.
“Oh, yeah, those guys would probably sit this game out,” Sherman said, via Gregg Bell of The News Tribune.
“I appreciate when people like that show who they really are,” Sherman said. “More people in the world have to be that kind and that open about how they really feel so you can identify them — and make sure you stay away from those kind of people, and keep those people out of power.
“But, you know, of course they have to sit back and apologize, because it’s politically correct to apologize. But eventually you have take people for their word and for who they are. For most players, even when once we apologize they still take what we said and judge us by it. So you should do the same with him.”
Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner joined Richard Sherman in bashing McNair. He said:
“{I} wouldn’t want to play for a guy like that.”
“It sucks for them. It sucks they have to deal with that,” Wagner said. “. . . Like I said, people saying how they really feel. It’s not a surprise. They’ve been like that. They are just finally starting to say it.”
Wagner was asked if “they” meant NFL owners.
“I’m talking about people who feel that way,” he said.
All of this obviously lends credence to the idea that the power struggle between owners and players is far from over. Furthermore, the players are keeping receipts on the actions of the owners.
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