Richard Sherman

Richard Sherman (twitter: @RSherman_25)

Position: DB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 195 lbs.

Born: March 30, 1988
College: Stanford   (school history)    (Sherman college stats)
Drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the 5th round (154th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 24 (4130th overall since 1950)

Other SR Links: College Football at Sports-Reference.com

• 6/19 Sports Out West: 49ers-Seahawks rivalry: why Seattle will dominate in 2013: The NFC West is home to one of the best rivalries in the NFL, the San Francisco 49ers and the Seattle Seahawks.  These two teams...
• 6/12 Sports Out West: Seahawks’ Richard Sherman and Brandon Browner have talented company: The Seattle Seahawks’ defense made waves last season led by loud-mouthed All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman and his Pro-Bowler...
• 6/9 The Pewter Plank: Can The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Defense Be Better Than The Seattle Seahawks’ 2012 Defense?: In an interview with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ official website this week, Bucs’ defensive back Danny Gorrer told...
• 6/1 Sports Out West: Seahawks Kam Chancellor on PED suspensions: ‘We have to grow up’: Seattle Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor joined SiriusXM radio to discuss the latest suspension to defensive end Bruce Irvin as...

• 5/18 North and South of Royal Brougham: PED suspension just part of the Bruce Irvin package: As I pondered what to write and think about Bruce Irvin suspension I couldn’t figure out whether or not to be outraged or...
• 5/17 The Pewter Plank: Chip On His Shoulder? Darrelle Revis Is Underrated on NFL’s Top 100 of 2013: The NFL Network is well underway announcing their top 100 players for 2013, a list of the best players in the NFL as judged by...

• 4/22 Sports Out West: Seahawks news: Kam Chancellor signs 4-year extension: The Seattle Seahawks made a move to ensure their secondary would have its cornerstone player for years to come when they extended...
• 4/14 Sports Out West: Seahawks sign veteran corner Antoine Winfield to one-year deal: Free agent cornerback Antoine Winfield agreed to sign with the Seattle Seahawks this past weekend in a move that many see as the...
• 4/11 Musket Fire: 2013 NFL Draft: Jaguars work out Patriots target Sanders Commings: Former Georgia Bulldogs standout Sanders Commings is reportedly drawing interest from the New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans,...
• 4/9 NFL Spin Zone: 2013 NFL Mock Draft: Indianapolis Colts select Desmond Trufant: The Indianapolis Colts were not able to re-sign Jerraud Powers this offseason despite mutual interest, as he ended up joining...

• 3/19 FootballPerspective.com: The youngest and oldest NFL teams in 2012: Last August, I looked at the 2011 age-adjusted team rosters. I have reproduced the intro to that post below: Measuring team age...
• 3/18 North and South of Royal Brougham: Percy Harvin’s Extension and its Implications: Yesterday we found out that Percy Harvin was traded to the Seattle Seahawks from the Minnesota Vikings for a first round pick,...
• 3/18 North and South of Royal Brougham: Harvin Trade is Best Offseason Move Hawks Could Have Made: Percy Harvin is the long-term upgrade Seattle needed to make. Bar-none, no bones about it, the Seahawks needed a dynamic play-making...
• 3/18 FootballPerspective.com: How can teams best take advantage of the rookie salary cap?: [Special thanks goes out to my Footballguys.com co-writer Maurile Tremblay for his help in co-authoring this piece with me. Any...
• 3/13 Sports Out West: Anquan Boldin on trade to 49ers: ‘It was shocking’: Anquan Boldin never imagined that he’d be the newest member of the San Francisco 49ers’ corps of wide receivers after...
• 3/12 North and South of Royal Brougham: Percy Harvin’s Extension and its Implications: Yesterday we found out that Percy Harvin was traded to the Seattle Seahawks from the Minnesota Vikings for a first round pick,...
• 3/12 Sports Out West: 49ers interested in Dolphins CB Sean Smith: The San Francisco 49ers are one of four teams interested in Miami Dolphins free agent Sean Smith, according to a league source...
• 3/11 North and South of Royal Brougham: Harvin Trade is Best Offseason Move Hawks Could Have Made: Percy Harvin is the long-term upgrade Seattle needed to make. Bar-none, no bones about it, the Seahawks needed a dynamic play-making...
• 3/11 The Pewter Plank: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Are Strongly Linked to Derek Cox, And May Sign Him As Soon As Free Agency Begins: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ have been linked with virtually every cornerback on the market and in free agency this offseason,...
• 3/9 KC Kingdom: KC Headlines: Chiefs Stay Busy, Big 12 Basketball, George Brett vs. Bo Jackson, and Louis C.K.: Kansas State and Kansas will battle it out the afternoon for the Big 12 title. The Wildcats are looking for their first conference...
• 3/9 The Pewter Plank: Go E.J., That’s My E.J.: Why I Am The Only Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Fan Who Likes E.J. Biggers: In my recent offseason prediction article, I tabbed E.J. Biggers to return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at a pretty sizable price...
• 3/7 North and South of Royal Brougham: Thoughts on the Richard Sherman and Skip Bayless Quarrel of Words: Today Richard Sherman went on First Take on ESPN and took to beating down Skip Bayless verbally, a growing pastime among high-profile...
• 3/4 FootballPerspective.com: 2013 RSP Football Writers Project: My Picks in Rounds 1 and 2: Matt Waldman and Sigmund Bloom are once again running the RSP Football Writers Project this off-season. Last year, a salary cap...
• 3/4 North and South of Royal Brougham: Real Rob Report gets Exclusive Interview with Darrelle Revis: Though there will likely be many more important things that happen this offseason, perhaps the most evident thing that has happened...
• 3/3 StoopSports.com: Should The Jets Trade Darrelle Revis?: Ryan Pavlicek- Nobody actually thought that the New York Jets could possibly be interested in trading one of the most dominant...
• 3/2 Musket Fire: New England Patriots Rundown: Johnthan Banks, Darrelle Revis: 1. The New England Patriots could go for a wide receiver, cornerback, safety, or even a defensive tackle with the 29th pick in...

• 2/18 Lombardi Ave: Charles Woodson: Richard Sherman wants you:   Richard Sherman, that loud, but pretty talented cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks, made an appearance on the NFL Network...
• 2/2 North and South of Royal Brougham: Richard Sherman Interviewing Fans on Bourbon Street about who is the Better Shutdown Corner, him or Darrelle Revis: Bleacher Report at its Best (VIDEO): Say what you will about Bleacher Report (and believe me I have), It’s important to give credit where credit is due. I speculated...

• 1/26 North and South of Royal Brougham: Darrelle Revis, and the Seahawks interest in Darrelle Revis: A couple days ago we heard that the Jets could possibly look into trading Darrelle Revis. Revis, or as you may know him “Revis...
• 1/15 North and South of Royal Brougham: Season ends in Atlanta; but Seahawks must remain positive: “There’s always next year!” Those words seem to be a pretty common thing Seahawks fans, coaches, and players...
• 1/13 FootballPerspective.com: Reviewing the Divisional Round of the Playoffs: The Best Weekend of the Year lived up to its re**** this weekend, as the divisional round of the playoffs gave us three outstanding...
• 1/12 FootballPerspective.com: Previewing the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs – Sunday: Yesterday, I previewed Saturday’s games with um, mixed results (skip the Denver-Baltimore preview and just read the San...
• 1/12 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: 2012 All-Pro Teams Announced by the Associated Press: Here are the selections: First Team QB: Peyton Manning, Broncos. RB: Adrian Peterson, Vikings (unanimous), Marshawn Lynch, Seahawks....
• 1/12 North and South of Royal Brougham: Battle of the Birds: Seahawks-Falcons Playoff Preview: “That guy over there is named John Abraham. Breno, go easy on him, these refs are partial to AARP members.” As I type...
• 1/8 FootballPerspective.com: Season in review: AFC and NFC West: AFC East and NFC East Season in review AFC North and NFC North Season in review AFC North and NFC South Season in review In the...
• 1/7 Musket Fire: Tom Brady talks Houston Texans, Richard Sherman: The New England Patriots are set to face off the Houston Texans in a rematch of a Monday Night Football game earlier this season,...
• 1/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Seahawks | Richard Sherman in fracas after win: Seattle Seahawks CB Richard Sherman was on the receiving end of a push to the face mask from Washington Redskins OT Trent Williams...[+] after the team's NFC Wild Card game win Sunday, Jan. 6. Sherman reportedly started jawing, and waved goodbye to Williams and presumably the Redskins, who were eliminated from the playoffs.
• 1/5 North and South of Royal Brougham: Philadelphia Eagles Given Permission to Interview Gus Bradley: Bradley has become a hot head coaching candidate after helping transform the Seahawks defense into one of the best in the league,...
• 1/3 The Pewter Plank: Gold Diggin’: Late Round Draft Prospects for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers: When the Buccaneers selected E.J. Biggers late in the 2009 draft, it was generally an irrelevant pick. The Buccaneers did not...
• 1/2 North and South of Royal Brougham: Seahawks send Rams home with a loss: Your Seattle Seahawks have finished their regular season record 11-5, which is good for third best in team history. The Seahawks...

• 12/27 FootballPerspective.com: Week 16 Power Rankings: What’s the point of power rankings now that there is just one week left in the regular season? If you’ve asked that...
• 12/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Seahawks | Richard Sherman update : Updating a previous item, Seattle Seahawks CB Richard Sherman was informed early Thursday, Dec. 27, that he has won his appeal...[+] of a four-game suspension for violating the league's performing-enhancing drug policy.
• 12/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Seahawks | Richard Sherman wins appeal?: Seattle Seahawks CB Richard Sherman is believed to have won his appeal of a four-game suspension for violating the league's performance-enhancing...[+] drug policy.
• 12/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Seahawks | Richard Sherman could sue league : Seattle Seahawks CB Richard Sherman said he will explore all options, including suing the NFL, if he loses his appeal of a four-game...[+] suspension for a violation of the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy. 'I can’t get back playing regardless. I can just sue the league, and that’s probably what I’m going to do if they suspend me,' Sherman said.
• 12/25 FootballPerspective.com: Who should win Coach of the Year in the NFL?: Let’s get this out of the way. Bruce Arians, or an Arians/Pagano ballot, is going to win Coach of the Year. Period. But...
• 12/25 North and South of Royal Brougham: Seahawks thump 49ers and are Playoff Bound: Pete Carroll and his Seattle Seahawks gave the 12th Man Faithful an early Christmas present last night. A playoff berth. Nobody...
• 12/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Seahawks | Richard Sherman appeal decision due before Week 17: Seattle Seahawks CB Richard Sherman is expected to get the decision on his appeal for a four-game suspension by Thursday, Dec....[+] 27.
• 12/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Seahawks | Richard Sherman claims specimen was contaminated: Seattle Seahawks CB Richard Sherman, who is appealing his four-game suspension for performance-enhancing drugs, has argued that...[+] his urine specimen was contaminated while being collected for testing, a league source told ESPN. A major part of Sherman's appeal, which was heard Friday, Dec. 21, involved his claim that the cup containing his urine specimen was leaking, prompting the collector to place a second cup underneath it to capture any leakage, the source said.
• 12/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Seahawks | Richard Sherman says he will play : Updating a previous item, Seattle Seahawks CB Richard Sherman said following his appeal hearing Friday, Dec. 21, that he will...[+] play in Week 16. 'Been a long day but very productive,' Sherman wrote on his Twitter page. 'I will be out there with my teammates Sunday!'
• 12/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Seahawks | Richard Sherman expected to play : Seattle Seahawks CB Richard Sherman's appeal of a four-game suspension was heard Friday, Dec. 21; however, head coach Pete Carroll...[+] expects to have Sherman in the lineup for Week 16. 'I'm anticipating we'll have him,' Carroll said. 'We know nothing else at this point.'
• 12/21 North and South of Royal Brougham: Seahawks-49ers: Battle royale within the NFC West: Who would have honestly thought this Sunday night in Seattle would mean so much? Any Seahawks fan earlier this year probably did...
• 12/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Seahawks | Date set for Richard Sherman's appeal Seattle Seahawks CB Richard Sherman is scheduled to have his appeal of a four-game suspension heard Friday, Dec. 21....[+] Seattle Seahawks CB Richard Sherman is scheduled to have his appeal of a four-game suspension heard Friday, Dec. 21.
• 12/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Seahawks | Richard Sherman appeal date setSeattle Seahawks CB Richard Sherman will have the appeal of his four-game suspension heard Friday, Dec. 21....[+] Seattle Seahawks CB Richard Sherman will have the appeal of his four-game suspension heard Friday, Dec. 21.
• 12/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Seahawks | Richard Sherman's appeal could be delayed: Seattle Seahawks CB Richard Sherman has hired a counsel to represent him as he fights his four-game suspension and as a result,...[+] his appeal hearing scheduled for Friday, Dec. 14, could be delayed.
• 12/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Seahawks | Richard Sherman's appeal date set : Seattle Seahawks CB Richard Sherman is scheduled to have the appeal of his four-game suspension heard Friday, Dec. 14. Sherman...[+] will be able to play Week 14.
• 12/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Seahawks | Russell Wilson top rookie QB?: Seattle Seahawks CB Richard Sherman believes QB Russell Wilson is actually the best rookie quarterback of this season's class;...[+] he just isn't as hyped by the media like Indianapolis Colts QB Andrew Luck and Washington Redskins QB Robert Griffin III are. 'They’re going to hype who they’re going to hype, and you’re in the Seattle market, and it doesn’t matter what you do,' Sherman said. 'He’s beat the Bears, the Packers, the Patriots. You show me another quarterback with his resume, and I’ll show you a great quarterback. But he doesn’t get the credit because they don’t want to give him the credit. They don’t want to make him a big name. They make the guys a big name who they want to make a big name. He’s a great quarterback, and he’s probably a little better than those guys.'

• 11/30 NFL Jerks: FanDuel Week 13 Daily Fantasy Football Picks: Here at Sports Jerks, we’re always on the lookout for the best ways to help you out with fantasy football. Today, we’ll...
• 11/21 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Antonio Cromartie’s improved play since the Darrelle Revis injury: An interesting story today on Antonio Cromartie, courtesy of Bob Glauber of Newsday. Cromartie says that after Revis was injured,...
• 11/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Seahawks | Richard Sherman earns honor Seattle Seahawks CB Richard Sherman has been named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 10....[+] Seattle Seahawks CB Richard Sherman has been named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 10.

• 10/26 The NFL Injury Report: Optimus Prime Takes on Megatron When Seahawks Face Lions: We all know who Megatron is.  He is a pass-catching robot who has traveled through time and space in search of world...
• 10/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Patriots | Opponent says SEA figured out no huddle offense: Seattle Seahawks CB Richard Sherman said the no-huddle offense the New England Patriots ran in Week 6 is a gimmick offense and...[+] that the Seahawks defense was able to solve the offense in the second half of the game.

• 4/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Seahawks | Marcus Trufant update: Updating a previous item, the Seattle Seahawks re-signed CB Marcus Trufant to a one-year deal Monday, April 9. It's unlikely he'll...[+] regain his starting gig after the emergence of CBs Brandon Browner and Richard Sherman. Financial terms of the deal weren't disclosed.

• 1/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Seahawks | Richard Sherman to have surgery: Seattle Seahawks CB Richard Sherman (knee) will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his knee this offseason, according to head coach...[+] Pete Carroll.

• 12/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Seahawks | Four players do not practice: Seattle Seahawks OG Robert Gallery (hip), OT Jarriel King (hamstring), DE Raheem Brock (calf) and CB Richard Sherman (knee) did...[+] not participate in practice Thursday, Dec. 15.

• 11/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Seahawks | Four limited in practice: Seattle Seahawks DL Alan Branch (ankle), LB David Hawthorne (knee), CB Byron Maxwell (illness) and CB Richard Sherman (calf) were...[+] listed as limited participants in practice Monday, Nov. 28.

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