Seattle Seahawks DB Richard Sherman Upset Over Not Getting Pro Bowl Swag

For years the NFL held the Pro Bowl after the Super Bowl. The hope was that so the players named to the Pro Bowl from the two participating teams could participate, but more often than not they didn't play. So the league finally did something logical and moved it to the week before the Super Bowl.

Yes, the players on the Super Bowl teams would still not be playing, but more people would watch.

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Seattle Seahawks defensive back Richard Sherman is glad to be playing in the Super Bowl over the Pro Bowl, but he feels that the guys voted in on his team and the Patriots should get the swag bag anyway.

“I’m perfectly fine with being in the Super Bowl. The one thing I’m disappointed in is that they won’t give us our gifts from the Pro Bowl, which is kind of dumb. The NFL is the only league that punishes the players that make the all-star game.”

Sherman is one guy that probably would play if the game was held after the Super Bowl like in the old days, but since it is not we will never know for sure. Does he have an argument? Some would say yes, but many would also say no.

Yes, because he was voted in and it isn't his fault the Pro Bowl is played before the Super Bowl. No, because the swag bags are for the guys that actually play in the game, not just get voted in. It's not like he can't afford whatever it is they are anyway.

[SeattleTimes]

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