Richard Sherman confident ahead of playoffs: 'Like a new season ... you need 4 wins and it's all yours'
RENTON, Wash. -- Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman says he believes the team still has "a chip on our shoulder" like before the 2014 Super Bowl and is "as confident as ever" as it prepares for the playoffs starting Saturday."The playoffs is like a new season.
Richard Sherman gives back to families in need this holiday
RENTON, Wash. -- Richard Sherman is giving back to fans in a big way, not on the field but through his Blanket Coverage Foundation.On Monday night, the Seahawks weren't practicing.
Richard Sherman says he has no regrets about sideline outburst
RENTON, Wash. -- Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman says he has no regrets about a sideline outburst during last Thursday's game.Seattle clinched its third NFC West title in the past four seasons with a 24-3 win over the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night.
Richard Sherman says Thursday night games are a 'poopfest'
SEATTLE – Poopfest.That’s Richard Sherman’s succinct description of the NFL’s Thursday night games.True to form, the Seattle Seahawks’ cornerback didn’t beat around the bush at a VMAC press conference on Tuesday when he was asked about playing so soon after traveling to Wisconsin for a bad loss to Green Bay.“Poopfest,” Sherman said. “It’s terrible.
Richard Sherman calls some of Trump's statements 'appalling'
SEATTLE – Richard Sherman is not happy Donald Trump was elected president.The Seattle Seahawks cornerback published a piece on The Players Tribune on Thursday, saying the election results hit home for him recently.
Richard Sherman confirms NFL fined him for unnecessary roughness against Bills kicker
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman confirmed he's been fined by the NFL for unnecessary roughness for his hit on Buffalo kicker Dan Carpenter in last Monday's game against the Bills.Sherman said Thursday that the explanation and wording of the letter from the league makes it nearly impossible for him to appeal.
Seahawks' Richard Sherman takes aim at NFL and officials
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman ripped into the NFL on Thursday, questioning the league's officiating and saying the decline in television ratings is due in part to the league simply not being fun anymore.Sherman touched on a number of topics, including Commissioner Roger Goodell, but most of his ire was directed at officiating.Sherman was critical of the calls after Seattle's 25-20 loss to New Orleans last Sunday.
Quidditch or football? Richard Sherman dressed up as Harry Potter today
RENTON, Wash. – If you need a cornerback on your quidditch team, Richard Sherman is your man.The Seattle Seahawks cornerback dressed up like Harry Potter for his press conference at the VMAC on Wednesday, making the point that defensive wizardry is the norm for the team.“When you’re a wizard, like we are out here, sometimes you have to show it to the Muggles out in the world,” Sherman said. “We’ve got a lot of wizards.
Richard Sherman talks about that final play against Julio Jones
SEATTLE – Prepare to be shocked.Yes, Richard Sherman thinks he was penalized on the Falcons’ final offensive play against the Seahawks on Sunday.And no, he doesn’t think the NFL calls games fairly.The Seattle Seahawks cornerback said Wednesday at a press conference at the VMAC that Falcons receiver Julio Jones whacked him in the face at the beginning of the play on Sunday – a play that finished with what many believed was Sherman committing pass interference on Jones.“It’s difficult to recover when you almost fall at the beginning of the play, you get pushed in the face,” Sherman said. “If I pushed a receiver in the face, I can guarantee it would be the highlight of every SportsCenter, every everything, if that was the fourth quarter, the last play, and I pushed him in the face.”The play in question was a 4th and 10 with the Seahawks up 26-24.
Viral video shows crying 11-year-old Falcons fan unloading on Richard Sherman
SEATTLE - While many Seattle Seahawks fans saw nothing wrong with Richard Sherman's coverage of Atlanta's Julio Jones on the final play of the game Sunday, many people around the country saw what looked like pass interference - including one very upset 11-year-old Falcons fan.A video went viral Monday showing the very upset daughter of WSB sports director Zach Klein in the wake of the game."Thanks @RSherman_25 - you got away with pass interference and you made my daughter cry," Klein tweeted.
Richard Sherman erupts on sideline after Julio Jones' TD catch
SEATTLE – Emotions ran high on the Seattle Seahawks sideline Sunday afternoon after Julio Jones scored a touchdown for the Falcons on a 36-yard reception in the third quarter.It appeared cornerback Richard Sherman was on Jones on the play, but Jones broke wide open after what looked like a miscommunication by the Seahawks’ defense.
Richard Sherman's next job may be shadowing Julio Jones
SEATTLE -- As his career has progressed, Seattle's Richard Sherman has become more adept at shadowing a specific wide receiver instead of concentrating on covering one side of the field.He may have quite the challenge coming up Sunday: Atlanta's Julio Jones, just two weeks removed from racking up 300 yards receiving against Carolina."I watch the wide receiver play in Julio, he's one the very greatest football minds at his position.
Richard Sherman: 'We really don’t have reason to trust the NFL'
SEATTLE – Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman released a video Thursday saying he’s become involved in the players’ union because he doesn’t trust the league.“We really don’t have reason to trust the NFL, and I don’t think they mind either way,” Sherman said in the video posted on the Players Tribune. “At the end of the day, they’re going to do what they can to make their money, and to make as much money as they can for the owners.”Sherman said that though the league has put policies in place, incidents like Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton staying in the game after several helmet-to-helmet hits in the league’s season opener demonstrate that player safety isn’t of foremost importance to the NFL.“If you take the reigning MVP out of the game in the last couple minutes with the game on the line, he’d be frustrated, the fans would be frustrated,” Sherman said. “But it would be in line with what you wanted to see in terms of player safety, but you didn’t because it would affect the ratings because it would affect the game.”
Star cornerback Richard Sherman munches on some wings, enters the restaurant biz
(Photos credit David Rosen of the West Seattle Herald) SEATTLE -- The best corner in the game might be gunning for a new moniker.Perhaps something like, "The Best Restaurateur in Seattle."On Saturday, Richard Sherman was on hand at the grand opening of Wing Stop in Westwood Village at 2600 SW Barton Place.
Richard Sherman: 'I stand by what I said that All Lives Matter and that we are human beings'
Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman, who is never afraid to speak his mind, believes "All Lives Matter."In an interview with The Undefeated, he was asked about the "Black Lives Matter" movement and said this:
Is Marshawn Lynch really done? Richard Sherman isn't so sure
SEATTLE – Is Marshawn Lynch really done?Richard Sherman isn’t so sure.The Seattle Seahawks cornerback told NFL.com over the weekend that he wouldn’t be surprised if the enigmatic running back reversed course on his decision to retire."I don't put anything past him," Sherman said. "He's about as predictable as a pair of dice.
Richard Sherman surprises unsuspecting Lyft passengers
SEATTLE - Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman posed as a Lyft driver, picking up passengers, and sparking conversation.The video shows Sherman chatting with the passengers and even talking a little football, before revealing his true identity.Some of the passengers were shocked, but a few seemed to have figured it out during the ride.
Seahawks family continues to grow as Richard Sherman welcomes new daughter
SEATTLE - The Seattle Seahawks' family just keeps growing this offseason.Richard Sherman and his fiancee, Ashley Moss, welcomed a daughter earlier this month, according to a post on her Instagram account Monday.
Richard Sherman rips Goodell on new rule proposal
SEATTLE - Seahawks cornerback, Richard Sherman is never at a loss for words when talking about the NFL and when asked about Commissioner Roger Goodell’s proposed ejection rule, Sherman didn't hold back.“I think it’s foolish,” Sherman said in an interview with ESPN. “It sounds like something someone who has never played the game would say, something they would suggest, he (Goodell) doesn’t understand, he’s just a face, just a suit.
Russell Wilson and Richard Sherman are HUGE fans of Warren Moon
SEATTLE – It speaks to Warren Moon’s place in NFL history that, more than 15 years after he retired, his name keeps popping up when the Seattle Seahawks talk this week.Moon, the first black quarterback inducted into the Hall of Fame, spent two years with the Seattle Seahawks in the late 1990s.He was also Richard Sherman’s favorite NFL player as a kid.