“The NFL Competition Committee was in Florida over the weekend and one of the topics discussed was whether it should be a 15-yard unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty for players who use the N-word during games.
Outspoken Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman is the latest to weigh in on the matter, telling TheMMQB.com’s Peter King “it’s an atrocious idea.”
“It’s almost racist, to me,” Sherman continued. “It’s weird they’re targeting one specific word. Why wouldn’t all curse words be banned then?””* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.
*Read more here from Ryan Wilson / CBS Sports:
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24465960/richard-sherman-on-n-word-penalty-its-atrocious-almost-racist