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Richard Kevin Sherman (born March 30, 1988) is an
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who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He has been selected to the
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five times and voted
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five times, including three times to the first team, and led the NFL in
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s in 2013, when he also helped the Seahawks win their first Super Bowl. Sherman is regarded as one of the greatest cornerbacks of all time. Sherman played
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at Stanford, beginning his career as a wide receiver before moving to cornerback as a junior. He was drafted by the Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. Since entering the league, he has the most interceptions and defended passes of any active player. During his time as a member of the Seahawks, Sherman was part of the " Legion of Boom", the Seahawks' starting secondary which contributed to Seattle having the best pass defense in the NFL in 2013. This unit helped the Seahawks win
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; their 43–8 win over the
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matched the third-largest margin of victory in the history of the Super Bowl. The Seahawks made it to
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the following season, losing in a close game against the New England Patriots. During his time with the Seahawks, they led the league in scoring defense for four straight years between 2012 and 2015, making them the first team to do so since the 1950s
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.


High school career

Sherman was born in
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, and he attended
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, starring in football and
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. As a senior in 2005, he accounted for 1,030 all-purpose yards, including 870 yards on 28 catches and three punt returns for touchdowns. He also recorded 45 tackles, eight pass breakups and one interception as a defensive back, and helped Dominguez to a
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Division III title with a 41–14 victory over Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High School in the championship game. He graduated from
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in 2006, where his classmates voted him the "Male student most likely to succeed." A scholar-athlete, he was
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(ranked second) in his high school class. He graduated from high school with a 4.2
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. As a member of the school's track team, Sherman was named a ''
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'' All-American after winning the California state title in the
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, with a mark of 15.44 meters, and was the 7th ranked triple jumper in California in 2005. He made it to the finals of the state meet in the 110-meter hurdles, placing third with a time of 13.99 seconds, and also finished sixth in the
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, with a mark of 7.25 meters. He was also timed at 10.77 seconds in the 100 meters. ;Recruiting


College career

After originally committing to UCLA, Sherman received an athletic scholarship to attend
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, where he played for the Stanford Cardinal football team from 2006 to 2010 under head coaches Walt Harris and Jim Harbaugh. He began his career at Stanford as a wide receiver and led the Cardinal in receiving as a freshman in 2006 while being named an honorable mention to the Freshman All-American Team by Sporting News. In the 2006 season, he had 34 receptions for 581 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns. He caught 47 passes over the next two years before suffering a season-ending knee injury after playing in the first four games in 2008, which became a
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year. He was granted his request to switch to cornerback after his injury and made 112 tackles over his final two years, with six interceptions. He was part of the 2010 Stanford Cardinal team that finished 12–1, a school record. Sherman is a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity and graduated from
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in 2010 with an undergraduate degree in communications. He began work towards his
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when he returned for a fifth year during his final year of eligibility.


College statistics


Professional career

On January 29, 2011, Sherman played in the 2011 Senior Bowl and deflected two passes as part of Marvin Lewis' North team that lost 24–10 to the South. Sherman was added as a late replacement after Curtis Marsh Jr. sustained a
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injury on the first day of practice. His Senior Bowl performance was well received and was expected to raise his draft stock. Sherman attended the NFL Scouting Combine and completed all of the combine and positional drills. On March 17, 2011, Sherman participated at Stanford's pro day and attempted to improve on his combine performance. He performed the 40-yard dash (4.53), 20-yard dash (2.56s), 10-yard dash (1.58s), vertical jump (37"), broad jump (11'0"), short shuttle (4.29s), and three-cone drill (6.72s). At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Sherman was projected to be selected anywhere from the fourth to sixth rounds by the majority of NFL draft experts and scouts. The Sporting News projected Sherman to be a second round pick and
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projected Sherman to be a fifth round pick. He was ranked as the fourth best cornerback in the draft by ''
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'', was ranked the 22nd best cornerback by ''
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'', was ranked the 24th cornerback prospect by DraftScout.com, and was ranked the 30th best cornerback by ''
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''.


Seattle Seahawks

The Seattle Seahawks selected Sherman in the fifth round (154th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft. Sherman was the 25th cornerback drafted in 2011. While watching the draft with his family at home, Sherman was "livid" about players he perceived as inferior getting drafted before him.


2011 season

On July 22, 2011, the Seattle Seahawks signed Sherman to a four-year, $2.22 million
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that included a signing bonus of $182,424. Throughout training camp, Sherman competed to be a starting cornerback against
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,
Kelly Jennings Kelly Jarrod Jennings (born November 30, 1982) is a former American football cornerback. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Miami. Early years Jennings ...
,
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,
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, and Kennard Cox. Head coach
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named Sherman the fourth cornerback on the depth chart to begin the regular season, behind
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, Brandon Browner, and Walter Thurmond. He made his professional regular season debut in the Seattle Seahawks' season-opening 33–17 loss at the
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. In Week 4, Sherman made his first career solo tackle during a 13-yard punt return by wide receiver
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as the Seahawks lost 30–28 to the Atlanta Falcons. On October 30, 2011, Sherman earned his first career start after Marcus Trufant and Walter Thurmond were both placed on injured reserve for the remainder of the season. He finished the Seahawks' 34–12 loss to the
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with five combined tackles, a season-high three pass deflections, and made his first career interception. He made his first career interception off a pass by quarterback
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, that was originally intended for wide receiver A. J. Green, in the third quarter. In Week 12, he collected a season-high seven combined tackles, a pass deflection, and intercepted a pass by
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during a 23–17 loss to the
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. On January 1, 2012, Sherman recorded a season-high six solo tackles, a pass deflection, and an interception in the Seahawks' 23–20 loss at the Arizona Cardinals in Week 17. Sherman intercepted a pass by Cardinals' quarterback
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, that was initially intended for wide receiver Andre Roberts, and returned it for a 33-yard gain in the fourth quarter. Sherman finished his rookie season in 2011 with 55 combined tackles (47 solo), 14 pass deflections, four interceptions, and a forced fumble in 16 games and ten starts. Sherman was selected to the 2011 PFW All-Rookie Team and led all rookies with 17 pass deflections and four interceptions. Pro Football Focus gave Sherman an overall grade of 85.2, which ranked 16th among all qualifying cornerbacks in 2011.


2012 season

Sherman entered training camp slated as the starting cornerback, but saw minor competition from Marcus Trufant. Head coach Pete Carroll named Sherman and Brandon Browner the starting cornerbacks to begin the regular season. He started in the Seattle Seahawks' season-opener at the Arizona Cardinals and made four solo tackles, two pass deflections, and intercepted a pass by John Skelton in their 20–16 loss. On October 14, 2012, Sherman made three solo tackles, three pass deflections, and an interception during a 24–23 win against the New England Patriots. After the game, Sherman taunted quarterback
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and posted a photo of himself yelling at Brady with "U mad bro?" superimposed on it on his Twitter account. He later removed the post. Prior to Week 8 against
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, Sherman nicknamed himself
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, an action intended to send out the message that he would shut down Detroit's wide receiver,
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, known by his nickname
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. He collected a season-high eight combined tackles and held Calvin Johnson to three catches for 46-yards as the Seahawks lost 28–24 at the
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. On November 11, 2012, Sherman recorded three combined tackles, three pass deflections, an interception, and made his first career sack during a 28–7 win against the New York Jets. Sherman sacked quarterback
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and forced a fumble that was recovered by teammate Jason Jones in the fourth quarter. Sherman earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his game against the Jets. On November 25, 2012, it was reported that Sherman and teammate
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were both facing four-game suspensions after they were accused of taking
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which violated the league's policy against performance-enhancing substances. On December 9, 2012, Sherman recorded two combined tackles, deflected three passes, recovered a fumble, made two interceptions, and returned an interception for his first career touchdown during the Seahawks' 58–0 victory against the Arizona Cardinals. Sherman intercepted a pass by quarterback
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, that was originally intended for wide receiver
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, and returned it for a 19-yard touchdown in the second quarter. In Week 16, Sherman made five combined tackles, a season-high four pass deflections, and intercepted a pass by quarterback
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during a 42–13 victory against the
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. During the second quarter, Sherman recovered a blocked field goal and returned it for a 90-yard touchdown after teammate
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blocked a 21-yard field goal attempt by 49ers' kicker
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. On December 27, 2012, it was announced that Sherman won his appeal of a four-game suspension for violating the league's performance-enhancing drug policy. Sherman had intentions to sue the league if the suspension was upheld. He started all 16 games in 2012 and made 64 combined tackles (53 solo), a career-high 24 pass deflections, eight interceptions, a touchdown, and a sack. He received an overall grade of 94.3 from Pro Football Focus in 2012. Sherman earned First Team All-Pro honors. The Seattle Seahawks finished second in the
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with an 11–5 record and earned a playoff berth. On January 6, 2013, Sherman started in his first career playoff game as the Seahawks defeated the
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24–14 in the NFC Wild Card Round. The following week, he made three pass deflections as the Seahawks were eliminated from the playoffs following a 30–28 loss at the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Divisional Round.


2013 season

Sherman and Brandon Browner returned as the starting cornerbacks alongside safeties Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor. In Week 2, Sherman earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his game against
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. In Week 4, Sherman made four solo tackles, two pass deflections, and returned an interception for a touchdown as the Seahawks' defeated the Houston Texans 23–20 in a comeback victory. Sherman intercepted a pass by quarterback
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, that was intended for tight end
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, and returned it for a 58-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to tie the game 20–20 which sent it into overtime. He earned NFC Defensive Player of the Month for September. In Week 15, he made two combined tackles, a season-high three pass deflections, and intercepted two passes by quarterback Eli Manning in a 23–0 win at the New York Giants. He earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his game against the Giants. The following week, he recorded a season-high eight combined tackles, deflected two passes, and intercepted two passes by quarterback
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during a 17–10 loss to the Arizona Cardinals in Week 16. On December 27, 2013, it was announced that Sherman was voted to the 2014 Pro Bowl, marking the first
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selection of his career. He finished the season with 48 combined tackles (38 solo), 16 pass deflections, eight interceptions, and a touchdown in 16 games and 16 starts. He was voted to the Associated Press NFL All-Pro First Team for the second consecutive season. Sherman received an overall grade of 87.8 from Pro Football Focus in 2013. The Legion of Boom allowed the fewest passing yards in the league and the Seahawks had the top ranked defense in 2013. The Seattle Seahawks finished first in the NFC West with a 13–3 record and earned a first round bye. The Seahawks reached the NFC Championship after defeating the
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23–15 in the NFC Divisional Round. On January 19, 2014, Sherman made two combined tackles and a pass deflection as the Seahawks defeated the
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23–17 in the NFC Championship Game. He played a critical role and deflected a pass by quarterback
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, that was intended for
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, which was caught by teammate Malcolm Smith to seal the Seahawks' 23–17 victory. The play was later dubbed "the Immaculate Deflection" (as an homage to the
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), and would later be voted by Seahawks fans to be the most significant play in franchise history. After the play, Sherman ran over to Crabtree and offered a handshake with Crabtree responding by shoving Sherman in his facemask. Sherman proceeded to make a choke sign towards Kaepernick and was immediately penalized by the officials for
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. The NFL went on to fine Sherman $7,875 for his taunting directed towards Kaepernick. Sherman's rant was the subject of scrutiny by fans and the media, some of whom deemed him a "thug". He later blamed Crabtree's shove for fueling his post-game rant, though he also said he regretted his attack and was dismayed by the negative response from the public. In response to the word "thug" being widely used to criticize Sherman following the incident, Sherman said "The reason it bothers me is because it seems like it's an accepted way of calling somebody the
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now." On February 2, 2014, Sherman started in
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and made three combined tackles and a pass deflection as the Seahawks defeated the
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43–8. He held wide receiver
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to one reception for a total of six-yards during the game.


2014 season

On May 7, 2014, the Seattle Seahawks signed Sherman to a four-year, $56 million contract extension with $40 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $11 million. The agreement made him the highest paid cornerback in league history. On June 6, 2014, Sherman was announced as the cover athlete for ''
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''. Defensive coordinator Dan Quinn retained Sherman as the Seahawks' No. 1 starting cornerback alongside Byron Maxwell. In Week 6, he collected a season-high eight combined tackles during a 30–23 loss to the
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. On November 27, 2014, Sherman made two solo tackles, two pass deflections, and intercepted two passes by Colin Kaepernick during the Seahawks' 19–3 win at San Francisco during the Thanksgiving Day game. His performance earned him the NFC Defensive Player of Week award. Sherman started all 16 games in 2014 and made 57 combined tackles (45 solo), eight passes defensed, and four interceptions. Pro Football Focus gave Sherman an overall grade of 89.9 in 2014. He was named to the Pro Bowl and earned First Team All-Pro honors. The Seattle Seahawks finished first in the NFC West with a 12–4 record and earned the No. 1 seed in the NFC. On January 10, 2015, Sherman recorded three combined tackles, two pass deflections, and intercepted
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during the Seahawks' 31–17 victory against the
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in the NFC Divisional Round. The following week, Sherman made four combined tackles, a pass deflection, and intercepted Aaron Rodgers during a 28–22 overtime victory against the Green Bay Packers in the
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. On February 1, 2015, Sherman started in
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and made three combined tackles as the Seahawks lost 28–24 to the New England Patriots. The following day, it was announced that Sherman would need Tommy John surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left elbow. Following the conclusion of the NFL season, the
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selected Sherman to win the PFWA Good Guy Award for his willingness to work with and provide insightful information to the media. He was the second consecutive Seahawk to win the award, as quarterback Russell Wilson was the previous recipient. Sherman was awarded NFC Defensive Player of the Year honors by the Kansas City Committee. He was ranked 11th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2015.


2015 season

The Seattle Seahawks' new defensive coordinator Kris Richard retained Sherman as the No. 1 starting cornerback on the depth chart in 2015, along with Cary Williams. Sherman was voted to the 2016 Pro Bowl, marking his third consecutive selection. He started all 16 games in 2015 and recorded 50 combined tackles (33 solo), 14 pass deflections, and two interceptions. Pro Football Focus gave Sherman an overall grade of 86.7 in 2015. The Seattle Seahawks finished second in the NFC West with a 10–6 record and earned a Wild Card berth. They reached the NFC Divisional Round before losing 31–24 at the
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. He was ranked 20th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.


2016 season

Head coach Pete Carroll named Sherman and
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the starting cornerbacks to begin the regular season. On October 2, 2016, Sherman recorded five combined tackles, deflected two passes, and intercepted two passes by Jets' quarterback
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during a 27–17 victory at the New York Jets. In Week 8, he collected a season-high eight combined tackles during a 25–20 loss at the
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. On December 20, 2016, Sherman was voted to the 2017 Pro Bowl. He started all 16 games in 2016 and made 58 combined tackles (38 solo), 13 pass deflections, and four interceptions. He was also ranked 21st by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017. Pro Football Focus gave Sherman an overall grade of 84.6, which ranked 13th among all qualifying cornerbacks in 2016. After the season, it was revealed that Sherman was battling a sprained MCL in his right knee, an injury that hampered him during the second half of the year. The Seahawks were suspected to have failed to disclose this injury, which prompted the NFL to investigate. If the injury was not disclosed in time, the Seahawks could have faced a heavy fine as well as a forfeiting a second-round pick in the 2017 Draft. Ultimately, the Seahawks were not penalized.


2017 season

Sherman and Jeremy Lane returned as the starting cornerbacks for the Seahawks in 2017. Sherman was bothered in 2017 by his
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, which he initially injured in Week 5 during a 16–10 win against the Los Angeles Rams. In the following weeks, he tried to avoid making any severe cuts. On October 29, 2017, Sherman made four combined tackles, two pass deflections, and intercepted two passes by quarterback
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during a 41–38 victory against the Houston Texans. During Week 10 in a 22–16 win at the Arizona Cardinals, he left the game in the third quarter after rupturing his Achilles, and was ruled out for the season. It would be his final game as a Seahawk, as he was released the following offseason. He finished the season with 35 combined tackles (25 solo), seven pass deflections, and two interceptions in ten games and ten starts. His injury ended his streak of 106 consecutive game appearances and 100 consecutive starts. Sherman received an overall grade of 82.7 from
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, which ranked 33rd among all qualifying cornerbacks in 2017. Despite only playing nine games, he was ranked 64th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018. On March 7, 2018, it was reported that Sherman did not expect to return to the Seahawks for the 2018 season, and that he had spent the previous day telling his teammates goodbye. He was officially released on March 9, 2018.


San Francisco 49ers


2018 season

On March 10, 2018, just a day after being released by the Seahawks, Sherman agreed to a three-year, $39 million contract with the
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. Sherman made his debut with the 49ers in week 1 against the
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. During the game, Sherman recorded two tackles and recovered a fumble forced by teammate Fred Warner on
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in the 24–16 loss. In week 8 against the Arizona Cardinals, Sherman recorded a season high 7 tackles and sacked rookie quarterback
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once during the 18–15 loss. During Week 16 against the
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, Sherman was
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from the game after throwing punches at Bears' wide receivers Josh Bellamy and Anthony Miller, who were also ejected. The incident was triggered after 49ers' safety Marcell Harris made a late hit on Bears' quarterback
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. On December 29, Sherman was fined $10,026. Sherman finished his first season with the 49ers with 37 tackles, one sack, four passes defended, and a fumble recovery in 14 games played.


2019 season

In Week 1 against the
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, Sherman intercepted a pass thrown by
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and returned it 37 yards for a touchdown in the 31–17 win. This was Sherman's first interception and touchdown as a member of the 49ers. In week 5 against the
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, Sherman recorded an interception off Baker Mayfield in the 31–3 win. In week 8 against the
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, Sherman recorded his third interception of the season off
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in the 51–13 win. On December 17, Sherman was selected to his fifth
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, his first with the 49ers and first since 2016 with the Seahawks. In the Divisional Round of the playoffs against the
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, Sherman intercepted a pass thrown by
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and returned it for 13 yards during the 27–10 win. In the
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against the Green Bay Packers, Sherman recorded two tackles and picked off Aaron Rodgers in the final two minutes of the game which sealed a 37–20 win and a trip to
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. In Super Bowl LIV against the
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, Sherman's quest for a second Lombardi Trophy failed as the 49ers were defeated 31–20 in a game in which Sherman was criticized for a poor performance during the Chiefs' game-winning drive, as he gave up a 38-yard reception to wide receiver Sammy Watkins and then missed an important goal-line tackle on running back Damien Williams, allowing him to score the touchdown that gave the Chiefs a 24–20 lead with under three minutes to play. He was ranked 28th by his fellow players on the
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. He was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame All-2010s Team.


2020 season

On September 16, 2020, Sherman was placed on injured reserve due to a calf strain. He was activated on November 28, 2020. In Week 12 against the Los Angeles Rams, Sherman recorded his first interception of the season off a pass thrown by
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during the 23–20 win. On February 17, 2021, Sherman was released from the 49ers.


Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On September 29, 2021, Sherman signed with the
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on a one-year deal worth $2.25 million.


2021 season

In Week 7, against the
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, Sherman served as the Defensive Backs Coach for the Buccaneers during the game and in practice that week due to Defensive Backs Coach Kevin Ross being ineligible due to
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protocols. During pregame warm-ups before the Week 10 game against the
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, Sherman suffered a calf injury that resulted in him not playing and being placed on injured reserve three days later. He was activated on December 10. He was placed back on injured reserve on January 11, 2022, with an Achilles injury, ending his season. He finished the season playing in just five games with three starts, recording 11 tackles, a pass deflection, and one interception.


NFL career statistics


Regular season


Post NFL career

On June 14, 2022, it was announced Sherman would become a pre-game and postgame analyst for
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.


Personal life

On February 5, 2015, four days after
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, Sherman's girlfriend gave birth to their first son. Moss and Sherman were engaged in June 2015. The couple welcomed their second child, daughter Avery, on April 16, 2016. Sherman and Moss were married on March 28, 2018. Sherman's outspoken personality, tendency for making big plays, and his frequent
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have seen him become one of the NFL's most well-known players. His trash-talking personality is what has brought him into the spotlight. In January 2014, he garnered national attention with a post-game interview made immediately after his tipped pass ensured the Seahawks a victory over the
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in the 2013 NFC Championship game, in which he labeled himself the "best corner in the game" and called San Francisco wide receiver
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, to whom the decisive pass had been thrown, a "sorry" receiver. Sherman was featured on the cover of ''
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''. Sherman also actively writes for ''
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''. Sherman has his own
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called Blanket Coverage – The Richard Sherman Family Foundation. In 2013, Sherman started his charity to help children in
low-income Poverty is the state of having few material possessions or little communities by providing them with school supplies and clothing. His foundation was formed to help children across the country achieve academic success. Sherman is interested in cryptocurrency and tech stocks and is also an ambassador for the trivia app FleetWit. Sherman is a co-owner of the Glacier Boyz for the
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league. Their first game was on February 13, 2021. Sherman owns homes in Yorba Linda, California and
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.


Personal conduct incident

On July 14, 2021, Sherman was arrested in Redmond, Washington and initially booked on suspicion of burglary domestic violence, a felony charge which was later dropped. Sherman's charges were later updated to include 5 misdemeanors: second-degree criminal trespass and malicious mischief in the third degree, both with a domestic violence designation, as well as resisting arrest, driving while under the influence, and reckless endangerment of roadway workers. Sherman required stitches on his ankle as a result of the officer's deployment of a police dog to subdue him. He was treated at a hospital prior to being taken to jail. Sherman was booked into the King County Correctional Facility in
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just after 6am on July 14, 2021. Sherman was denied bail on the day of his arrest. On July 15, 2021, the King County judge ordered Sherman released on his own recognizance. The NFL reportedly activated its emergency Domestic Violence protocols and opened an investigation into the matter to determine appropriate discipline for Sherman on July 14, 2021. In a March 2022 plea bargain, Sherman pleaded guilty to first-degree negligent driving, second-degree criminal trespass, and speeding in a roadway construction zone. Sherman was placed under court supervision for up to two years and ordered to pay $2,500 in court fees, but serve no additional jail time. He was also ordered to pay restitution to his father-in-law, with the amount to be determined at a later date, and to the Department of Transportation. In addition, Sherman was ordered to undergo 16 hours of
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along with a DUI course.


References


External links

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Stanford Cardinal bio
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