Jon Ryan slams Brian Billick for saying kickers aren’t football players

Longtime NFL head coach and current NFL Network analyst Brian Billick asserted that kickers are not football players on Sunday, and Seahawks punter Jon Ryan had something to say about it.

NFL Network’s Twitter account shared Billick’s remark, which was not at all complimentary of kickers.

"Yes kickers are people too, but they're not football players." – @CoachBillick pic.twitter.com/gRupDi13k0

— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) October 11, 2015

This attracted the attention of Seahawks punter Jon Ryan, who gave Billick a piece of his mind via Twitter.

Here's @coachBillick's stats as an NFL "football player" 0 games played 0 catches for 0 yards. Oh and 0 fg attempts https://t.co/lCsyvDQmtD

— Jon Ryan (@JonRyan9) October 11, 2015

Billick was drafted as a tight end in 1977, but never played in the NFL.

It’s unclear what, exactly, Billick has against kickers, but they’re arguably more important than ever in today’s NFL, particularly with the new extra point rules. A high quality kicker can be the difference between victory and defeat in a close game, as many NFL teams could attest. Saying they’re not football players just seems ignorant.

And as an added bonus, Ryan happens to be one of the funniest dudes in the NFL. Billick needs to cut the guy some slack.

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