Jerry Rice did what?!?!?!

Originally posted by insanemike27:

Originally posted by crake49:

Here's the actual rule:

The official rule is on page 34 of the NFL Rule Book, and reads that prohibited substances include: "Adhesive, Slippery Substances -- (i) Adhesive or slippery substances on the body, equipment, or uniform of any player; provided, however, that players may wear gloves with a tackified surface if such tacky substance does not adhere to the football or otherwise cause handling problems for players."

There might be a gray area here that Rice slips through.

I say we go with The Chewbacca Defense.

Originally posted by insanemike27:

I say we go with The Chewbacca Defense.

Originally posted by kray28:
I don't even understand why Jerry would say that.

Originally posted by Hopper:

Originally posted by kray28:
I don't even understand why Jerry would say that.

+1 Admitting this was so unnecessary.

Originally posted by SofaKing:
Does this even matter? Big deal over nothing, imo. Not sure why Jerry would say that to begin with. All it does is open the door for stupid people to sensationalize what he said and blow it out of proportion.

Originally posted by theduke85:
I agree, it's not a big deal. However, I feel that way about a lot of of issues (e.g. Deflategate).

I don't think this diminishes Jerry's accomplishments at all. However, I do agree with the sentiment that Rice is a complete and utter moron. Every time he opens his mouth he sounds like an idiot. He is arrogant, he has an inferiority complex, and he's just generally annoying; all of those qualities probably contributed and fueled him to being the greatest receiver ever, but that doesn't make him any more likable.