Any player in the NFL that yells and throws a tantrum on the sideline is going to get questions about it. If people have questions about Timberlands on a Yacht, they are going to have questions about you screaming at the offensive coordinator.
Richard Sherman is an extremely intelligent guy, but it seems to me when you are that smart, you have a hard time admitting you are wrong and are sensitive to any type of critiques.
Sherman was wrong to threaten a reporter with having his media credentials revoked for asking a very fair question, but instead of just admitting that and getting to his bigger point of contention he refused to apologize and said this via SI.
The Compton side of Sherman threatens to ruin a reporter’s career by having his credential revoked, while the Stanford side explains his recent tensions with the local Seattle media in erudite terms: “I think nowadays it’s getting increasingly difficult to deal with media outlets because it’s about getting clicks. It’s not their fault; it’s their job. Their editor is saying ‘Do whatever you have to do to get clicks.’ You can slander people, misquote people, and there’s no policing it. Instead, I can direct all the traffic to social media or my own website, and get the truth out.”
Editors in general do not speak like this. Do they want good and provocative stories of course, do they actively tell their reporters to misquote and slander people, that simply doesn’t happen.
There is no misquoting arguing with a coach. There is no slandering when there is audio of you threatening a reporter.
That is just a cop-out excuse for someone who doesn’t want to admit he was wrong.
Relationships between the media and players are at an all-time low, don’t be shocked if a physical confrontation happens sooner than later.