Richard Sherman Comments on Roger Goodell’s Ejection Rule Proposal

March 20, 2016   ·   Joseph Zucker   ·   Jump to comments

Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman voiced his displeasure with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's proposal to automatically eject players who have earned two personal fouls during a single game.
"I think it's foolish," said Sherman in an interview with ESPN's Jim Trotter on SportsCenter (via ESPN.com's Sheil Kapadia). "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 floated the idea during his State of the League speech in February, per NFL.com's Marc Sessler:
I believe that the league should pursues a policy where if there are two personal fouls in a game, there's an automatic ejection of the player. I believe that's consistent with what we believe are the safety issues, but I also believe it's consistent with what we believe are the st...

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