Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said Monday that anyone criticizing Earl Thomas for his middle finger at Seattle's sideline as he was being carted off with a a fractured lower leg should cut the safety "a little slack."
Carroll made his comments in his weekly interview with 710 ESPN Seattle a day after he said he didn't see the gesture made by Thomas.
"People that are criticizing whatever happened don't understand. This was an earth-shattering moment for a kid. He's trying to play this game he loves and all of sudden this happens again.