Did Baker Mayfield Actually Shake Richard Sherman's Hand?
By Kyle Koster
Sportsmanship is very important to me. When someone doesn't follow the unwritten rules or fights in a manner that disgraces the Duke of Queensberry, my face gets hot and my passion fierce. So I could kind of see where Richard Sherman was coming from being mad that Baker Mayfield didn't shake his hand during coin-toss festivities last night. But new footage has emerged to throw some fuzz into what seemed to be a clear-cut situation.
WHATTTTTTTT pic.twitter.com/RtP1FhAjQ6
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) October 8, 2019
So did Mayfield did shake Sherman's hand or, at the very least, dap him up before the actual coin was tossed? Afterward he did, in fact, high-tail it out of there without so much a second handshake.
So Richard Sherman is mad Baker Mayfield ran off the field and didn't shake hands a second time during the coin toss? This might be the dumbest controversy of all-time pic.twitter.com/zZssOt7CMW
— gifdsports (@gifdsports) October 8, 2019
This leads to an interesting question. Does failing to shake hands a second time completely negate a first handshake? What are the rules on this?
Of course, it's worth pointing out that the angle is not great and Mayfield could have completely avoided contact the first time as Sherman suggests. One the other, uh, hand:
So Richard Sherman claims Baker Mayfield refused to shake his hand at the coin toss. This video seems to indicate otherwise: pic.twitter.com/4CgOsLKLPL
— Jake Trotter (@Jake_Trotter) October 8, 2019
Welcome to one of the dumbest controversies of the season. And it's a high bar. Here's Sherman's thoughts on the new developments:
Asked @R_Sherman25 about the video out there.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) October 8, 2019
He said it was Baker Mayfield darting away after the toss that angered the Niners: "That’s it. They are making way too big of a story of a blowout. He pissed us off. We put a foot in his ass. End of story."