Deion Sanders joined the loud chorus of people who continue to be in disbelief over what constitutes as roughing the passer in the NFL.
The NFL Hall of Famer and freshly minted Colorado football coach joined Peyton Manning and Eli Manning on the season’s final ManningCast just in time for a wonky roughing the passer call on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The refs flagged a hit on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott from Bucs defensive end Akiem Hicks, and Sanders just was not there for the penalty being called.
He became lively when questioning just exactly what about Hicks’ hit was a penalty, though Eli Manning thought the hit might’ve qualified for a flag.
"WHERE IS THE ROUGHING? WHERE IS THE ROUGHING? WHERE IS THE ROUGHING?"- Deion Sanders 🏈 #ManningCast pic.twitter.com/Om3yccTJh0
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 17, 2023
Sanders joking with the Mannings about why they might be tempted to return to the field because of how little constitutes as roughing the passer these days is exactly why the ManningCast continues to be the gift that keeps on giving.
Dallas scored a touchdown on that drive, so without question, the call impacted the game. Hicks’ hit might make a bit more sense for the call than some other recent examples, but Sanders wasn’t having it.
After all, in a game where the Tom Brady is playing, NFL fans can always expect some weird roughing the passer calls.
Feature image courtesy of ESPN.
