There are no two ways about it — the NFL’s new jersey swap policy is ridiculous.
The league is telling its players that it’s safe to play actual football games where they’re running full speed into each other, but it’s also unsafe to stand within six feet of each other and swap jerseys after the game is over.
That doesn’t add up. If it’s unsafe to swap jerseys because of coronavirus, then one can assume it’s probably unsafe to actually play actual football games.
Richard Sherman brilliantly called the league out for it earlier Thursday after the policy was initially reported.
Now more players are joining him in calling out the league for this wild rule.
Texas lineman Laremy Tunsil explicitly called the league “a joke” because of the rule.
Smh! NFL is a joke! https://t.co/KPPbaxeNjU
— Laremy Tunsil (@KingTunsil78) July 9, 2020
Texans wideout Randall Cobb shared the same sentiments.
This has to be a joke… https://t.co/OrJBcBtiFl pic.twitter.com/cA8Iu0LI39
— Randall Cobb (@rcobb18) July 9, 2020
Wideout Josh Boyce asked the most valid question that we all want to know the answer to.
How can you play the whole game but then say can’t jersey swap? https://t.co/RfCKjK2eSP pic.twitter.com/SRjOlB40I3
— Josh Boyce (@Josh_Boyce) July 9, 2020
Texans QB Deshaun Watson called it silly.
thats DAMN SILLY bro.. 🤦🏾♂️ https://t.co/QDOwn2G3bc
— Deshaun Watson (@deshaunwatson) July 9, 2020
Chargers guard Trai Turner called for the league to worry about more important things.
They just making stuff up now, let’s address the real issues. Times ticking https://t.co/eFGfoJWK4W
— Trai Turner (@trai_turner) July 9, 2020
Bills offensive lineman Jonathan Feliciano said the league looks “stupid.”
🤣🤣🤣🤣 yooo so we could hit each for 60 minutes but we can’t switch jerseys, y’all look stupid
— Jonathan Feliciano (@MongoFeliciano) July 9, 2020
Donté Stallworth, a former player, turned the NFL’s logic on its face with an idea.
if the NFL prohibits its players from the customary post game handshakes and jersey swaps for fear of spreading covid19, then it only makes complete sense to let them play the game where no one will be within 6 feet of each other during the course of the game
— Donté Stallworth (@DonteStallworth) July 9, 2020
Clearly, this isn’t a great idea.