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SEATTLE -- Richard Sherman took the opportunity last week to criticize NFL officiating for what he deemed incorrect calls, almost daring the league to fine him for being so outspoken.Sometimes the truth is the truth, its the truth, the All-Pro cornerback said last week. It is what it is. This is basically reality TV, so I guess Im good for ratings probably.So it seemed almost fitting that just a few days after making some bold comments, Sherman was at the center of another officiating flap in Monday nights 31-25 win over the Buffalo Bills.Once again, NFL refs were in the spotlight of a prime-time game that left the league scrambling to provide explanations of what happened and the mistakes that were made.Any time Dean Blandino, the NFLs head of officiating, has to send an explanatory tweet during a game about a mistake, its not a good look for the league.We are absolutely going to address it, Blandino told NFL Network late Monday night. Anytime you have a sequence like that at any point during the game, we want to see what happened and just walk through the steps of where the breakdown was. Regardless of the outcome of the game, we are going to address the situation with our crew.Officiating controversy and Monday night games in Seattle have become almost a regular occurrence. For the third time in five seasons, the day after a Seattle Monday win was spent breaking down the role of officiating mistakes in the Seahawks victory.The latest black eye for the refs came when Walt Andersons crew chose not to flag Sherman for unnecessary roughness as he attempted to block Dan Carpenters field goal attempt at the end of the first half. Sherman was penalized for being offside -- and was determined to be unabated to the kicker -- but the play was not stopped in time to prevent Sherman from getting a piece of the kick and crashing recklessly into Carpenters legs.Whenever it comes to player safety, we want to look at these fouls, Blandino said. Its something that we stress with our referees when it comes to the quarterbacks and the kickers with roughing the kicker and roughing the passer, so we certainly dont want to miss calls like that.The fact that no unnecessary roughness call was made created a whole other set of problems -- including an injury timeout against Buffalo that forced Carpenter off the field -- that werent handled well by Andersons crew. Most damaging for the Bills was the play clock not being properly reset as Carpenter lined up for a second field goal attempt, from 48 yards, and Buffalo being called for delay of game. After the 5-yard penalty, Carpenters attempt was wide right.What seemed to be a chaotic mishandling by officials at the time proved critical in the final moments of the fourth quarter when Buffalo drove inside the Seattle 10 and needed a touchdown rather than just a field goal.Were disappointed we didnt pull it out at the end there, but mistakes happen in this league, theres no question about it, Buffalo coach Rex Ryan said Tuesday. But you know, I think everybody saw what they want to see. And I dont know if I really need to comment any further on it.In hindsight, there seems to be agreement that Sherman should have been flagged for unnecessary roughness. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said as much on Tuesday morning during his weekly radio show on KIRO-AM in Seattle, while noting that there appeared to be no whistle blown and Sherman was finishing off the play.He should avoid the contact if he hears the whistle, Carroll said. Otherwise, play the play out. Try and block the kick.But Anderson, the person in charge of making that call, determined Shermans actions werent worthy of the personal foul penalty. Andersons explanation was that it didnt appear that Sherman had an opportunity to avoid the contact from when the play was shut down.One of the things were just looking for is does the player have a chance to realize that were shutting the play down from that standpoint and whether or not he has an opportunity to avoid any type of contact once he realizes that were getting the play shut down, Anderson said. I know it was loud out there for everybody. Thats probably what took us a little bit of time to get everything shut down. But thats what were looking at.---AP Sports Writer John Wawrow in Buffalo, New York, contributed to this report.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFLJustin Morrow USA Jersey . 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Wilson hit Schenn from behind during Tuesday nights game in Philadelphia, earning a five-minute major for charging and a game misconduct. He has a phone hearing with the department of player safety, which limits any potential suspension to five or fewer games.ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Los Angeles Angels slugger Albert Pujols had surgery on his right foot Friday, possibly sidelining him past Opening Day.Angels general manager Billy Eppler said Pujols had the procedure Friday in North Carolina to release his plantar fascia, the ligament connecting the heel to the toes. The three-time National League MVP was bothered by plantar fasciitis repeatedly during the season but played through the pain in arguably the strongest year of his half-decade with the Angels.Eppler said the surgery typically prevents players from participating in baseball activities for three months, along with another month before theyre ready to resume playing in games. Opening Day for Los Angeles is April 3, and the Angels hope Pujols can be ready.Hes at that point in his career where hes keenly aware of whats happening with his body, Eppler said in a phone interview. I dont put the timetable on Albert like you would with your younger players. Well just see in Alberts case, as he progresses, what his timetable is.Pujols, who turns 37 next month, batted .268 last season with 31 homers and 119 RBIs, the fourth-most in the majors -- although his .780 OPS was among the worst of his career. He largely served as a designated hitter instead of playing first base because of problems with his hamstrings and feet.Pujols heads into 2017 with 591 career homers, ranking him ninth in major league history. He is 18 homers behind Sammy Sosa for eighth place.After playing in painn until the final week of the Angels disappointing season, Pujols began shock wave therapy on his foot early in the offseason, believing he wouldnt need surgery.ddddddddddddBut Pujols foot became more painful in recent weeks despite the therapy, and he huddled with the Angels top brass to decide on surgery after his most recent trip to see Dr. Robert Anderson in North Carolina. Continuing with conservative care would have required 10 more weeks, forcing Pujols to miss the first half of the 2017 season if he still required surgery.He just felt that the pain had gotten to a point where he was comfortable having surgery, Eppler said. If we did delay it, youre just looking at 2 1/2 more months into the season.Pujols had a different type of surgery on his right foot last winter but recovered in time for Opening Day. He also had plantar fasciitis in his left foot during the 2013 season, eventually forcing him out for the year when his fascia snapped.Pujols has five years and $140 million remaining on the 10-year, $240 million free-agent contract that pried him out of St. Louis, where he won two World Series and became a nine-time NL All-Star.The Angels havent won a playoff game since Pujols arrival and Mike Trouts concurrent emergence as one of baseballs best players. They went 74-88 last season, the injury-plagued clubs worst record since 1999. ' ' '