RENTON, Wash. — With the help of a cardboard cutout, the Seattle Seahawks’ Richard Sherman and Doug Baldwin took digs at the NFL during a news conference Tuesday after the league issued a $100,000 fine to teammate Marshawn Lynch for not speaking to the media.
Sherman and Baldwin made mention of everything from the league’s sponsorship deals with major beer companies to their own personal endorsements that are not affiliated with the NFL, to the talk of player safety with the Seahawks about to play their second game in five days.
The point of their performance seemed to be that whatever they said — real or satirical — it would not be a violation of the league’s media policy on speaking with reporters.
The duo spoke for about two and a half minutes ahead of Thursday’s NFC championship game rematch against San Francisco. Baldwin hid behind a cutout of himself, with Sherman standing to the side of the podium and taking the lead as the pair bantered.
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll told San Francisco reporters he had not seen the performance.
Thumbnail photo via Twitter/@Seahawks
