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Tyler Shough stirring the pot on late call may backfire on him later

Tyler Shough told the media he sold the unncessesary roughness penalty late in the Saints game. Was it the right move?

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Tyler Shough channeled his inner Tom Cruise in the New Orleans Saints win against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. He used his acting ability to sell an unnecessary roughness penalty to push the Saints into field goal range and stop the clock late in the fourth quarter. Shough admitted that he sold it after the game in the press conference.