Richard Sherman says he thought suspended radio host Tim Ryan had a valid point about Lamar Jackson.
Lorenzo ReyesSan Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman said suspended radio host Tim Ryan apologized to individual players for his comment about Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson having an advantage because of “his dark skin,” but Sherman also said he thought Ryan made a “valid” point.
“I know Tim personally and listened to the dialogue and saw it written and honestly, I wasn’t as outraged as anybody else,” Sherman said Thursday. “I understand how it could be taken under a certain context and be offensive to some. “But if you’re saying, ‘Hey, this is a brown ball, they’re wearing dark colors and he has a brown arm,’ honestly, we were having trouble seeing the ball on the field. He’s making a play-fake and sometimes he swings his arm really fast, and you’re like ‘OK, does he have the ball on this play’ and then you look up and Ingram is running it. Technically, it was a valid point.
The team announced it was suspending Ryan one game, and indicated he will not call Sunday’s contest against the New Orleans Saints. “It’s unfortunate that that’s what it came to, but the team did what it felt it had to do,” Sherman said. “It’s a play where he’s talking football, but he could’ve used better verbiage. I don’t think anybody in this locker room is taking it offensively or anything. He has apologized and we know his character, so hopefully this can blow over and we can move past it.”Follow USA TODAY Sports' Lorenzo Reyes on Twitter @LorenzoGReyes.
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