FORT BENNING, Ga., (Oct. 29, 2014) -- COMMENTARY: 2 minute warning, NO MEANS NO
Washington Redskins Senior Vice President of Communications Tony Wyllie yanked quarterback Colt McCoy away from an interview with ESPN sports reporter John Sutcliffe after the Redskins defeated the Dallas Cowboys in overtime Oct. 27.
Wyllie hauled McCoy away and shouted "no means no," which served as a hilarious performance to watch.
At that moment, one wonders if Wyllie lost his mind, doesn't know who Sutcliffe is, wants to stop McCoy from putting his foot into his mouth or has a logical explanation to this outlandish behavior.
Well, according to an interview the morning of Oct. 28, Wyllie isn't loopy and has all screws intact, he isn't blind to who Sutcliffe is, his confidence in McCoy's speech skills isn't lacking and, in fact, he does have a logical explanation for his bizarre behavior.
In an interview with TMZ Sports, Wyllie said he pulled McCoy away to get him to the locker room to hear Redskins' coach Jay Gruden's speech.
"We wanted to get Colt in to hear coach's postgame speech," he said. "I wasn't denying access. I wanted Colt to hear coach talk. I felt we needed to get him inside."
Wyllie said post-game interviews usually are set prior to the game.
"(Normally) they'll say, 'This is who we want to talk to.' They didn't do that," he said.
Sutcliffe ended up getting his interview after all.
"Right after the speech, Colt went out and did the interview," Wyllie said. "I explained the situation to them. They were happy in the end."
The 20-17 overtime victory against the Cowboys was a hefty win for the Redskins and since third-string starting quarterback McCoy aided in the victory, I'm sure Gruden didn't want to start his speech without him.
Around the NFL writer Chris Wesseling said the game was "one of the most memorable Monday Night Football games of recent memory" and provided a positive takeaway of the game.
"McCoy extended his career by a couple of years and a few million dollars with an impressive performance on national television," Wesseling said.
His completion percentage is the highest in franchise history for any quarterback with at least 30 attempts. (He) made plays with his legs, completed 25 of 30 passes and oversaw an offense that rolled up 257 yards in the second half and overtime. He escaped pressure to lob a beautiful pass on the run to Jordan Reed for a third-down conversion that led to the overtime field goal and stood as the game winner."
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