The cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks, and also a Stanford graduate, is looked at as “cocky” or over confident. Sherman says he is the best in the game, but is he really?
Richard Sherman graduated high school with a 4.2 GPA and was recruited to play wide receiver for the Stanford Cardinal. Sherman was the full package, he had great grades, he participated in extra curricular activities (other than football) and was a role model to kids across the nation.
Not only was Sherman a role model, he also inspired kids to do what they enjoyed. He stayed on top of school. Sherman’s relentless effort to show the world that anything is possible if you set your sights on it was his goal.
After graduating from Stanford with a 3.7 GPA and a Masters Degree, he decided to take the next step in his career, which was to play in the NFL.
Sherman had a fantastic first two seasons in the NFL, but none compared to his third season in 2013-2014. During the season, Sherman accumulated 49 tackles and 8 interceptions as cornerback for the Seahawks. The statistics that Sherman put in the books proved that he was really the best in the game.
In the playoff game between the Seahawks and the 49ers, Sherman pulled off a clutch deflection of Colin Kaepernick’s pass to Michael Crabtree. Sherman’s highlight play saved the game, in the Seahawks favor.
Sherman gave the “choke” sign to Kaepernick and then tried to give Crabtree a high-five. Crabtree pushed Sherman back by his facemask and abandoned the scene.
After the game, Sherman told Erin Adrews, Fox Sports reporter “I’m the best in the game, don’t ever play me like that! Don’t you ever talk about me like that Crabtree!” Sherman infuriated 49er fans.
The media drama carried on all week until Super Bowl XLVIII. In the Super Bowl between the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks, Sherman injured his ankle in the 4th quarter, which some referred to as karma. Sherman’s ankle injury was caused by Seahawks safety, Kam Chancellor hitting Sherman in hopes of taking down Broncos receiver.
Sherman is referred to as a “punk” despite his master’s degree and a clean criminal record.
Sherman had been playing lockdown all game and had the Broncos quarterback, Peyton Manning, afraid to throw to him in worries that Sherman would intercept the ball. Sherman performed like a 5 star athlete all game, like he had all season.
Sherman’s hard work and dedication to playing professional football is just a small part to what truly makes Sherman number one in the game.
