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Kicker’s wife threatens Richard Sherman after questionable play

Nov 8, 2016, 12:34 PM | Updated: Nov 9, 2016, 10:38 am

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Seahawks CB Richard Sherman, right, reaches out to grab the ball on a failed field goal attempt by Buffalo Bills kicker Dan Carpenter on Monday Night Football. (AP)

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The wife of Buffalo Bills kicker Dan Carpenter made it painfully clear that she didn’t appreciate Richard Sherman’s field goal block attempt Monday night.

After the Seahawks’ cornerback slammed into Carpenter during the first half, Kaela Carpenter sent the following tweet:

Carpenter was attempting a 53-yard field goal with three seconds left in the second quarter. Sherman ran at him from the left edge, but the play was blown dead before he ever reached Carpenter. But Sherman kept going — unaware of the whistle — and collided with Carpenter’s leg as he was kicking.

Some, including the NFL’s head of officiating, said Sherman should have been penalized for unnecessary roughness. Instead, he was penalized five yards and kicked off quite the on-field debacle, which is best described by :

Carpenter went down in a heap after Sherman collided with his leg, prompting Bills trainers to run onto the field to tend to him. Because Buffalo was out of timeouts, that was considered an injury timeout, which requires the player in question to leave the field for at least one snap. With no other way to stop the clock and unable to use their kicker for one play, the Bills had to snap the ball and spike before setting up for a 48-yard field-goal attempt.

But that was pushed back 5 yards – and subsequently pushed wide right – when Buffalo was flagged for a delay of game, even though it was the officials themselves who delayed the snap. The umpire was still standing over the ball as the play clock wound down below 5 seconds. Anderson explained that they were holding up play as both teams substituted players following Buffalo’s spike and that he lost track of the time.

But Sherman argues he was going for the ball. Anyone who doesn’t believe him need only look at the photo of his hand on the ball during the kick.

Sherman’s reaction to Kaela Carpenter’s tweet should come as no surprise.

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