Please excuse Sports Illustrated’s Peter King for his crankiness — he’s constantly in a tremendous amount of pain from carrying all that water for the NFL.
On Tuesday, King posted an “Open Letter To Players” on his MMQB site, admonishing them for their unsportsmanlike conduct, unprofessionalism and intentionally violent play. Citing the number of wholesome family gatherings that had their evenings ruined after witnessing some five or so “dirty plays,” King let go of his pearls only to wag his finger at the players for being such ruffians.
“This is what the Steelers and Bengals showed 27 million Americans about the great game of professional football.