The San Francisco 49ers have suspended radio color analyst Tim Ryan for one game for suggesting that Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is aided by his “dark skin.”Jackson is considered by many to be the frontrunner in the NFL’s MVP race this season. He has rushed for 977 yards this season and needs only 73 more to break Michael Vick’s single-season record for quarterbacks. During the Ravens’ 20-17 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Jackson gained 70 of his 101 rushing yards after faking a handoff to a running back then taking off with the ball himself. Advertisement“He’s really good at that fake, Lamar Jackson, but when you consider his dark skin color with a dark football with a dark uniform, you could not see that thing,” Ryan said Monday on KNBR-AM (690) in San Francisco. “Tim has expressed remorse in a public statement and has also done so with us privately.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 05, 2019 17:03 UTC