NFL now looking into situation W/ Sherman’s MCL

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That's dumb.

The NFL got rid of the "probable" designation, so the Hawks should just say he was always at greater than a 50/50 chance of playing, which he clearly was, by not missing any games.

The Practice Report provides clubs and fans with an accurate description of a player’s injury status and how much he participated in practice during the week. If any player has a significant or noteworthy injury, it must be listed on the practice report, even if he fully participates in practice and the team expects that he will play in the team’s next game. This is especially important for key players whose injuries may be covered extensively by the media.

http://operations.nfl.com/updates/football-ops/2016-nfl-injury-report-policy/

I doubt the penalty would be anything more than a fine to the organization. Not like it's going to be draft picks but the injury should've been reported regardless.

Edit: Appears fine can be against the team, GM, and coach.

:roll: @ Pete. He tries to cover and make excuses for Sherms childish acts and may now end up getting his ass fined once again. These fines are becoming an annual event. I thought for sure that if they are full participants in practice, they don't have to be listed. Guess not, but we shall see just how "significant" Petes latest excuse is.

NJSeaHawk":x5khwrws said:

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Odd that Wilson was "injured" all year long, yet was rarely on the report. I'd say almost every player is injured in some way, but if they practice fully all week they don't usually go on the report. Only if they are limited in any practice do they stay on the report when practicing fully.

If the NFL fines Seattle for this, then every team in the league should be as well. You can look at post season surgeries and such for players who played all year and start the list of fines and make it quite lengthy.

When your the bad boys of the league you better believe the nfl is going to jump at the chance to slap your hand on any infraction they can.

We are already down 1 draft pick this year because of Pete and his "always compete unless you are a coach" theme from last years practice contact infractions. We could draw a worse fine / sanction for repeat violation IIRC.

It would be funny as hell if we get punished and Pete decides to troll the league by listing 80% of our players on the report each and every week next year.

bigskydoc":9o998152 said:

It would be funny as hell if we get punished and Pete decides to troll the league by listing 80% of our players on the report each and every week next year.

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Works for Bellichick.

bigskydoc":2ffpsuez said:

It would be funny as hell if we get punished and Pete decides to troll the league by listing 80% of our players on the report each and every week next year.

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He could go farther and put the 12s on it too for hangnail..... :sarcasm_off: :twisted: :stirthepot:

Seahawkfan80":nucggwu7 said:

bigskydoc":nucggwu7 said:

It would be funny as hell if we get punished and Pete decides to troll the league by listing 80% of our players on the report each and every week next year.

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He could go farther and put the 12s on it too for hangnail..... :sarcasm_off: :twisted: :stirthepot:

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Well we do have a Jersey..................................

Does anyone else think this might be Richard trying to make excuses for getting schooled by Jones and not having a very good year?

I've listened to enough Pete pressers to tell when he's not being completely honest, and I sniffed that out right away when he said "I guess I screwed up" when talking about Sherman's supposed sprained MCL.

Yes there is a gamesmanship angle here to not divulging Richard's injury because it helps the other team scheme against you, but I don't get that vibe here.

Pete knows what the janitor had for lunch, to say something silly like I screwed up hesitantly with a major injury just sounds to me like he's covering for Richard sucking.

Sgt. Largent":23rbaaj4 said:

Does anyone else think this might be Richard trying to make excuses for getting schooled by Jones and not having a very good year?

I've listened to enough Pete pressers to tell when he's not being completely honest, and I sniffed that out right away when he said "I guess I screwed up" when talking about Sherman's supposed sprained MCL.

Yes there is a gamesmanship angle here to not divulging Richard's injury because it helps the other team scheme against you, but I don't get that vibe here.

Pete knows what the janitor had for lunch, to say something silly like I screwed up hesitantly with a major injury just sounds to me like he's covering for Richard sucking.

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chris98251":vmqvwo99 said:

Sgt. Largent":vmqvwo99 said:

Does anyone else think this might be Richard trying to make excuses for getting schooled by Jones and not having a very good year?

I've listened to enough Pete pressers to tell when he's not being completely honest, and I sniffed that out right away when he said "I guess I screwed up" when talking about Sherman's supposed sprained MCL.

Yes there is a gamesmanship angle here to not divulging Richard's injury because it helps the other team scheme against you, but I don't get that vibe here.

Pete knows what the janitor had for lunch, to say something silly like I screwed up hesitantly with a major injury just sounds to me like he's covering for Richard sucking.

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I own this, but I'm not backing down.

I saw a very frustrated and more importantly unhappy Sherman this year..............like the joy is gone from the game for him. I didn't see any physical issues like they're claiming. I saw a fire in the belly issue.

When our most outspoken player goes from screaming at Skip Bayless and picking Twitter fights with Darrelle Revis to taking his anger internal at his own players and coaches? Something's wrong above the shoulders.

I'm sure this will get resolved before Ezekiel Elliott punching somebody does

Seymour":3lewt9j4 said:

We are already down 1 draft pick this year because of Pete and his "always compete unless you are a coach" theme from last years practice contact infractions. We could draw a worse fine / sanction for repeat violation IIRC.

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That's not on Pete, that's on Bradley Sowell for pushing and shoving to prove that he belongs. We've never had that kind of fighting on this team until he got here.

Sgt. Largent":1wcyebjw said:

Does anyone else think this might be Richard trying to make excuses for getting schooled by Jones and not having a very good year?

I've listened to enough Pete pressers to tell when he's not being completely honest, and I sniffed that out right away when he said "I guess I screwed up" when talking about Sherman's supposed sprained MCL.

Yes there is a gamesmanship angle here to not divulging Richard's injury because it helps the other team scheme against you, but I don't get that vibe here.

Pete knows what the janitor had for lunch, to say something silly like I screwed up hesitantly with a major injury just sounds to me like he's covering for Richard sucking.

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What I don't get is Pete called it serious. How can someone play with a serious MCL injury and never be limited to practice time? Does anyone think Sherman looked hobbled while playing in games? I wont speculate but this is odd and something is missing from the story.

seahawkfreak":2vti4t01 said:

Sgt. Largent":2vti4t01 said:

Does anyone else think this might be Richard trying to make excuses for getting schooled by Jones and not having a very good year?

I've listened to enough Pete pressers to tell when he's not being completely honest, and I sniffed that out right away when he said "I guess I screwed up" when talking about Sherman's supposed sprained MCL.

Yes there is a gamesmanship angle here to not divulging Richard's injury because it helps the other team scheme against you, but I don't get that vibe here.

Pete knows what the janitor had for lunch, to say something silly like I screwed up hesitantly with a major injury just sounds to me like he's covering for Richard sucking.

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What I don't get is Pete called it serious. How can someone play with a serious MCL injury and never be limited to practice time? Does anyone think Sherman looked hobbled while playing in games? I wont speculate but this is odd and something is missing from the story.

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Exactly why I called BS / excuses right off the bat on this one.

The Colts didn't report a major injury to Lord Luck, no fine. But, since the Hawks have been dinged for stuff in the past, I fully expect a hefty fine. Fingers crossed we don't lose a draft pick, but nothing would surprise me.

I don't think Sherman accepts the team lying about his injury to cover for a coach

Pick ANY other player and sure it is very possible.....but NOT Sherman. He would have a lengthy article in Players tribune how he was totally fine and that the coaches just game planned wrong.....