During a conference call today, Fox Sports producer Richie Zyontz explained why he abruptly cut away from the now infamous Richard Sherman interview with Erin Andrews.

“I saw a train coming down the tracks,” Zyontz said. “It was compelling television…It started crossing over a line that I did not want to see us go. Erin handled it very well, but I kind of said, ‘Let’s end this thing.’ He’s a good guy, an intelligent guy, an emotional guy and it was very compelling  to watch. But it started getting a little dangerous for us.”

That’s what I figured. It still is remarkable that Sherman could go off like that and not go on a F-bomb barrage.

However, Zyontz couldn’t be sure the language would stay within the acceptable realm for network TV. If Sherman did start unleashing the naughty words for all those young kids to hear, Fox would have been obliterated. Hence, he pulled the plug.

As for Andrews, under the circumstances, there wasn’t much else she could do.