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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name Richard Sherman
| image = Richard sherman 2018 (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Sherman in 2018
| current_team = San Francisco 49ers
| number = 25
| position = [[Cornerback]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|3|30|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Compton, California]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 205
| high_school = [[Manuel Dominguez High School|Dominguez]]<br/>(Compton, California)
| college = [[Stanford Cardinal football|Stanford]]
| draftyear = 2011
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 154
| pastteams =
* [[Seattle Seahawks]] ({{NFL Year|2011}}–{{NFL Year|2017}})
* [[San Francisco 49ers]] ({{NFL Year|2018}}–present)
|status= Active
| highlights =
* [[Super Bowl]] champion ([[Super Bowl XLVIII|XLVIII]])
* 5× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[2014 Pro Bowl|2013]]–[[2017 Pro Bowl|2016]], [[2020 Pro Bowl|2019]])
* 3× First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[2012 All-Pro Team|2012]]–[[2014 All-Pro Team|2014]])
* 2× Second-team [[All-Pro]] ([[2015 All-Pro Team|2015]], [[2019 All-Pro Team|2019]])
* NFC Defensive Player of the Year ([[National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award#Kansas City Committee of 101|2014]])
* [[List of National Football League season interception leaders|NFL interceptions leader]] ([[2013 NFL season|2013]])
* [[Steve Largent Award]] ([[2015 Seattle Seahawks season|2015]])
* [[National Football League 2010s All-Decade Team|NFL 2010s All-Decade Team]]
|statweek=
|statseason=2020
| statlabel1 = [[Tackle (football move)|Tackles]]
| statvalue1 = 484
| statlabel2 = [[Pass deflected|Passes defended]]
| statvalue2 = 115
| statlabel3 = [[Interception]]s
| statvalue3 = 36
| statlabel4 = [[Fumble|Forced fumbles]]
| statvalue4 = 5
| statlabel5 = [[Fumble|Fumble recoveries]]
| statvalue5 = 6
| statlabel6 = [[Touchdown]]s
| statvalue6 = 3
| nfl = richard-sherman
| pfr = S/SherRi00
}}
'''Richard Kevin Sherman'''<ref>{{cite web | title=ESPN Profile | work= ESPN.com | url=http://m.espn.go.com/nfl/playerinfo?playerId=14086 }}</ref> (born March 30, 1988) is an [[American football]] [[cornerback]] for the [[San Francisco 49ers]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He was drafted by the [[Seattle Seahawks]] in the fifth round of the [[2011 NFL Draft]]. He has been selected to the [[Pro Bowl]] five times and voted [[All-Pro]] five times, including three times to the first team. He led the NFL in [[interception]]s in 2013, when he also helped the Seahawks win their first [[Super Bowl]].
Sherman played [[college football]] for the [[Stanford Cardinal football|Stanford Cardinal]], beginning his career as a [[wide receiver]] before moving to cornerback as a junior.<ref name=Yahoo!>{{cite web|author=Gil Alcaraz IV|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ycn-7679270|title=An insider's view with Stanford cornerback Richard Sherman|work=Yahoo! Sports|date=January 27, 2011|access-date=December 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025211033/https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ycn-7679270|archive-date=October 25, 2012}}</ref> 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 (Seattle Seahawks)|Legion of Boom]]", the Seahawks' starting [[defensive back|secondary]] which contributed to Seattle having the best pass defense in the NFL in 2013. This unit helped the Seahawks win [[Super Bowl XLVIII]]; their 43–8 win over the [[2013 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]] matched the third-largest margin of victory in the history of the Super Bowl.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-03/seahawks-defeat-broncos-43-8-to-capture-first-super-bowl-title.html|title=Seahawks Win First Super Bowl Title With 43-8 Rout of Broncos|author=Erik Matuszewski|date=February 3, 2014|work=Bloomberg}}</ref> The Seahawks made it to [[Super Bowl XLIX]] the following season losing in a close game against the [[2014 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]]. During his time with the Seahawks they led the league in scoring defense for four straight years between [[2012 Seattle Seahawks season|2012]] and [[2015 Seattle Seahawks season|2015]], making them the first team to do so since the 1950s [[Cleveland Browns]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Seattle Seahawks defense leads NFL in fewest points allowed for 4th year in row |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/seahawks-defense-leads-nfl-in-points-allowed-for-4th-year-in-row/ |access-date=January 3, 2016 |website=seattletimes.com |date=January 3, 2016}}</ref> Sherman is regarded as one of the greatest cornerbacks in NFL history.<ref>https://www.nfl.com/photos/gil-brandt-s-greatest-nfl-cornerbacks-of-all-time-0ap3000000815951</ref><ref>https://athlonsports.com/nfl/25-greatest-defensive-backs-nfl-history</ref><ref>https://247sports.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/ContentGallery/Greatest-cornerbacks-NFL-history-119709594/</ref>
==High school career==
Sherman was born in [[Los Angeles, California]], and he attended [[Dominguez High School]], starring in football and [[track and field]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-richard-sherman-compton-dominguez-20150402-story.html |title=Seattle Seahawks' Richard Sherman is a hit at Compton alma mater |last=Farmer |first=Sam |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> 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 [[CIF Southern Section]] Division III title with a 41–14 victory over [[Notre Dame High School (Sherman Oaks, California)|Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High School]] in the championship game. He graduated from [[Manuel Dominguez High School|Dominguez High School]] in 2006, where his classmates voted him the "Male student most likely to succeed."<ref name="NYtimes 2">{{cite web|last1=Shpigel|first1=Ben|title=Seahawks' Richard Sherman Is Much More Than Just Talk|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/26/sports/football/seahawks-richard-sherman-is-much-more-than-just-talk.html?_r=0|work=The New York Times|access-date=December 18, 2014}}</ref> A scholar-athlete, he was [[salutatorian]] (ranked second) in his high school class.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommytomlinson/2014/01/19/22-brief-thoughts-about-that-richard-sherman-interview/|title=22 Brief Thoughts About That Richard Sherman Interview|author=Tommy Tomlinson|date=January 19, 2014|work=Forbes}}</ref> He graduated from high school with a 4.2 [[GPA]].<ref name="NYtimes 2"/>
As a member of the school's track team, Sherman was named a ''USA Today'' All-American after winning the California state title in the [[triple jump]], with a mark of 15.44 meters, and was the 7th ranked triple jumper in California in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gostanford.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30600&ATCLID=208440725 |title=Player Bio: Richard Sherman |publisher=GoStanford.com |date=September 19, 2009 |access-date=January 24, 2014}}</ref> 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 [[long jump]], with a mark of 7.25 meters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seahawks.com/news/articles/article-1/Chasing-his-brother-led-Richard-Sherman-to-a-state-track-title/d2062dd6-de14-415a-a96e-fe8181f040bf|title=Chasing his brother led Richard Sherman to a state track title}}</ref> He was also timed at 10.77 seconds in the [[100 meters]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maxpreps.com/news/Ugw1-doDdUa0db6oGjTDTg/seahawks-duo-sherman-and-johnson-were-fierce-dominguez-high-teammates.htm|title=Seahawks duo Sherman and Johnson were fierce Dominguez High teammates|work=MaxPreps.com}}</ref>
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| recruit = Richard Sherman
| position = Athlete
| hometown = Compton, California
| highschool = Dominguez High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 2
| weight = 167
| 40 = 4.64
| commitdate = January 15, 2006
| scout stars = 3
| rivals stars = 3
}}
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| 40 = yes
| year = 2006
| rivals ref title = Stanford Football Commitments
| scout ref title = 2006 Stanford Football Recruiting Commits
| rivals school = stanford
| scout s = 18
| scout overall = 61 ([[Wide receiver|WR]])
| rivals overall = -- National, 65 (CB), 93 ([[California|Cal]])
}}
==College career==
After originally committing to UCLA, Sherman received an athletic scholarship to attend [[Stanford University]], where he played for the [[Stanford Cardinal football]] team from 2006 to 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/richard-sherman-1.html |title=Richard Sherman College Stats |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> He began his career at Stanford as a [[wide receiver]] and led the Cardinal in receiving as a freshman in 2006 while being named a honorable mention to the Freshman All-American Team by Sporting News.<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard Sherman, San Francisco 49ers, Cornerback |url=https://247sports.com/Player/Richard-Sherman-25559/ |website=247Sports |access-date=1 July 2020}}</ref> In the 2006 season, he had 34 receptions for 581 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/richard-sherman-1/gamelog/2006/ |title=Richard Sherman 2006 Game Log |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> 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 [[redshirt (college sports)|redshirt]] year.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/richard-sherman-1/gamelog/2007/ |title=Richard Sherman 2007 Game Log |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/richard-sherman-1/gamelog/2008/ |title=Richard Sherman 2008 Game Log |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> He was granted his request to switch to cornerback after his injury and made 112 tackles over his final two years, with six interceptions.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/richard-sherman-1/gamelog/2009/ |title=Richard Sherman 2009 Game Log |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/richard-sherman-1/gamelog/2010/ |title=Richard Sherman 2010 Game Log |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Withers|first=Bud|title=David Shaw adds to the legend of Richard Sherman|date=July 28, 2013|newspaper=The Seattle Times|url=http://blogs.seattletimes.com/pac12confidential/2013/07/28/david-shaw-adds-to-the-legend-of-richard-sherman/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128175828/http://blogs.seattletimes.com/pac12confidential/2013/07/28/david-shaw-adds-to-the-legend-of-richard-sherman/|archive-date=January 28, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> He was part of the [[2010 Stanford Cardinal football team|2010 Stanford Cardinal]] team that finished 12–1, a school record.<ref name=Yahoo!/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/stanford/ |title=Stanford Cardinal Football Record By Year |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref>
Sherman is a member of [[Phi Beta Sigma]] fraternity<ref name="suntimesdemario">{{cite news|title=Richard Sherman: Athletes need to speak out on social issues|url=http://national.suntimes.com/national-sports/7/72/1838452/richard-sherman-athletes-need-speak-social-issues/ |last1=Phipps-Smith |first1=DeMario|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times |access-date=November 14, 2016}}</ref><ref name="ajcmason">{{cite news|title=Brother's Keepers: Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity's legacy has left an indelible mark on society.|url=http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-education/brothers-keepers/nqCby/ |last1=Mason Sr. |first1=Jonathan A.|newspaper=Atlanta Journal Constitution |access-date=November 14, 2016}}</ref> and graduated from [[Stanford University]] in 2010 with an undergraduate degree in communication.<ref name="nytshpigel">{{cite news|title=Seahawks' Richard Sherman Is Much More Than Just Talk|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/26/sports/football/seahawks-richard-sherman-is-much-more-than-just-talk.html |last1=Shpigel |first1=Ben|newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=November 14, 2016}}</ref> He began work towards his [[master's degree]] when he returned for a fifth year during his final year of eligibility.<ref>{{cite web|author=Eric Sondheimer|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/varsitytimesinsider/2010/06/football-richard-sherman-graduates-from-stanford.html|title=Football: Richard Sherman graduates from Stanford|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=June 21, 2010|access-date=December 27, 2012}}</ref>
===College statistics===
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! rowspan="2" |Year
! rowspan="2" |School
! rowspan="2" |Pos
! rowspan="2" |G
! colspan="4" |Receiving
! colspan="5" |Tackles
! colspan="5" |Def Int
|-
!Rec
!Yds
!Avg
!TD
!Solo
!Ast
!Tot
!Loss
!Sk
!Int
!Yds
!Avg
!TD
!PD
|-
![[2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2006]]
![[2006 Stanford Cardinal football team|Stanford]]
|WR
|12
|34
|581
|17.1
|3
|
|
|
|
|
|0
|0
|
|0
|
|-
![[2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2007]]
![[2007 Stanford Cardinal football team|Stanford]]
|WR
|11
|39
|651
|16.7
|4
|1
|0
|1
|0.0
|0.0
|0
|0
|
|0
|
|-
![[2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2008]]
![[2008 Stanford Cardinal football team|Stanford]]
|WR
|5
|8
|108
|13.5
|0
|
|
|
|
|
|0
|0
|
|0
|
|-
!*[[2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2009]]
![[2009 Stanford Cardinal football team|Stanford]]
|DB
|13
|
|
|
|
|39
|23
|62
|0.0
|0.0
|2
|43
|21.5
|1
|
|-
!*[[2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2010]]
![[2010 Stanford Cardinal football team|Stanford]]
|DB
|13
|
|
|
|
|40
|10
|50
|1.0
|0.0
|4
|39
|9.8
|0
|
|-
! colspan="3" |Career
!53
!81
!1340
!16.5
!7
!80
!33
!113
!1.0
!0.0
!6
!82
!13.7
!1
|
|}
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/richard-sherman-1.html|title=Richard Sherman College Stats|website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=May 7, 2019}}</ref>
==Professional career==
On January 29, 2011, Sherman played in the [[2011 Senior Bowl]] and deflected two passes as part of [[Marvin Lewis|Marvin Lewis']] North team that lost 24-10 to the South. Sherman was added as a late replacement after [[Curtis Marsh Jr.]] sustained a [[hamstring]] injury on the first day of practice.<ref>{{cite web |title=Senior Bowl notebook: Challenge part of Bills coach Chan Gailey's plan |url=https://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/01/senior_bowl_notebook_challenge.html |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=AL.com |date=January 25, 2011}}</ref> His Senior Bowl performance was well received and was expected to raise his draft stock.<ref>{{cite web |title=Card Clicks: Richard Sherman Makes Most of Senior Bowl Invite |url=https://www.ruleoftree.com/2011/1/31/1965337/card-clicks-richard-sherman-makes-most-of-senior-bowl-invite |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=ruleoftree.com |author=Allen, Scott |date=January 31, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2011 Senior Bowl Box Score, Recap, Results: The Players That Did, And The Players That Didn't |url=https://www.ninersnation.com/2011/2/1/1967071/2011-senior-bowl-box-score-recap-results-the-players-that-did-and-the |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=ninersnation.com |author=Kerr, Drew |date=February 1, 2011}}</ref> Sherman attended the NFL Scouting Combine and completed all of the combine and positional drills.
{{external media
| video1 = [http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-combine/09000d5d81eb31b4/2011-NFL-Scouting-Combine-Richard-Sherman Richard Sherman's NFL Combine Workout]
| video2 =
[http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-videos/0ap2000000139201/Richard-Sherman-2011-Combine-Workout Richard Sherman's 40-yard dash]
}}
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 (4.28s), 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 [[Fox Sports]]' [[Peter Schrager]] projected Sherman to be a fifth round pick.<ref>{{cite web |title=2011 NFL Draft Projections: Richard Sherman |url=https://www.ruleoftree.com/2011/4/27/2137702/2011-nfl-draft-projections-richard-sherman |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=ruleoftree.com |author=Allen, Scott |date=April 27, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NFL Final Mock Draft: Round 2 |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/183404-nfl-final-mock-draft-round-2-2011-nfl-mock-draft |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=sportingnews.com |author=Lande, Russ |date=April 14, 2011}}</ref> He was ranked as the fourth best cornerback in the draft by ''[[The Sporting News]]'', was ranked the 22nd best cornerback by ''[[USA Today]]'', was ranked the 24th cornerback prospect by DraftScout.com, and was ranked the 30th best cornerback by ''[[Pro Football Weekly]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard Sherman found stardom after being lightly regarded in the NFL Draft |url=https://www.sbnation.com/nfl-mock-draft/2014/1/30/5360738/richard-sherman-nfl-draft |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=sbnation.com |author=Kadar, Dan |date=January 30, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NFL Draft Analysis: Cornerbacks |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/183825-nfl-draft-analysis-cornerbacks |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=SportingNews.com}}</ref>
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| vertical = 38
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 5
| bench = 16
| wonderlic = 24
| arm span = 32
| hand span = 9 3/4
| note = All values from [[NFL Combine]].<ref name="scout">{{cite web| title=Richard Sherman, DS #24 CB, Stanford |url=http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/richard-sherman?id=2495507 |access-date=January 16, 2020 |website=NFL.com}}</ref>
}}
===Seattle Seahawks===
The [[Seattle Seahawks]] selected Sherman in the fifth round (154th overall) of the [[2011 NFL Draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2011/draft.htm |title=2011 NFL Draft Listing |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> Sherman was the 25th cornerback drafted in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=These 24 cornerbacks were taken before Richard Sherman in the 2011 NFL Draft |url=https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/gallery/richard-sherman-2011-nfl-draft-snub-cornerbacks-taken-before-him-pro-bowl-123015 |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=FoxSports.com}}</ref> While watching the draft with his family at home, Sherman was "livid" about players he perceived as inferior getting drafted before him.<ref>{{cite web|author=Michael Silver|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl--seahawks--richard-sherman-wants-to--destroy--the-nfl-and-become-the-best-cb-all-time-170800233.html|title=Seahawks' Richard Sherman wants to 'destroy' the NFL and become the best CB of all time|work=Yahoo! Sports|date=December 11, 2012|access-date=March 8, 2013}}</ref>
====2011 season====
On July 22, 2011, the Seattle Seahawks signed Sherman to a four-year, [[United States dollar|$]]2.22 million [[contract]] that included a [[signing bonus]] of $182,424.<ref>{{cite web |title=Overthecap.com: Richard Sherman contract |url=https://overthecap.com/player/richard-sherman/1565 |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=overthecap.com}}</ref><ref name="spotrac">{{cite web |title=Spotrac.com: Richard Sherman contract |url=https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/richard-sherman-7873/ |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=spotrac.com}}</ref>
Throughout training camp, Sherman competed to be a starting cornerback against [[Walter Thurmond]], [[Kelly Jennings]], [[Byron Maxwell]], [[Brandon Browner]], and [[Kennard Cox]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Seattle Seahawks 2011 Preseason Schedule: Position Battle Preview |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/796716-seattle-seahawks-2011-preseason-schedule-position-battle-preview#slide1 |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=BleacherReport.com |author=Tadoro, Charlie |date=August 10, 2011}}</ref> Head coach [[Pete Carroll]] named Sherman the fourth cornerback on the depth chart to begin the regular season, behind [[Marcus Trufant]], Brandon Browner, and Walter Thurmond.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ourlads.com: Seattle Seahawks Depth Chart: 09/04/2011 |url=http://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/archive/123/SEA |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=Ourlads.com}}</ref>
He made his professional regular season debut in the [[2013 Seattle Seahawks|Seattle Seahawks']] season-opening 33–17 loss at the [[2011 San Francisco 49ers|San Francisco 49ers]]. In Week 4, Sherman made his first career solo tackle during a 13-yard punt return by wide receiver [[Eric Weeks]] as the Seahawks lost 30–28 to the [[2011 Atlanta Falcons|Atlanta Falcons]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NFL Game Center: Week 4-2011: Atlanta Falcons @ Seattle Seahawks |url=http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2011100210/2011/REG4/falcons@seahawks |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marcus Trufant Injury: Season Over For Seahawks CB |url=https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2011/10/17/2497123/marcus-trufant-injury-seahawks-news |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=sbnation.com |author=Katz, Michael |date=October 17, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Walter Thurmond Injury: Seahawks CB Cracks Fibula, Ending His Season |url=https://seattle.sbnation.com/seattle-seahawks/2011/10/23/2509031/seahawks-injury-report-walter-thurmond |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=seattle.sbnation.com |author=Kunnath, Avinash |date=October 23, 2011}}</ref> He finished the Seahawks' 34–12 loss to the [[2011 Cincinnati Bengals|Cincinnati Bengals]] 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 [[Andy Dalton]], that was originally intended for wide receiver [[A. J. Green]], in the third quarter.<ref>{{cite web |title=NFL Game Center: Week 8-2011: Cincinnati Bengals @ Seattle Seahawks |url=http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2011103010/2011/REG8/bengals@seahawks |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> In Week 12, he collected a season-high seven combined tackles, a pass deflection, and intercepted a pass by [[Rex Grossman]] during a 23–17 loss to the [[2011 Washington Redskins|Washington Redskins]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NFL Game Center: Week 12-2011: Washington Redskins @ Seattle Seahawks |url=http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2011112707/2011/REG12/redskins@seahawks |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> On January 1, 2012, Sherman recorded a season-high thirty solo tackles, a pass deflection, and an interception in the Seahawks' 23–20 loss at the [[2011 Arizona Cardinals|Arizona Cardinals]] in Week 17. Sherman intercepted a pass by Cardinals' quarterback [[John Skelton]], that was initially intended for wide receiver [[Andre Roberts (American football)|Andre Roberts]], and returned it for a 33-yard gain in the fourth quarter.<ref>{{cite web |title=NFL Game Center: Week 17-2011: Seattle Seahawks @ Arizona Cardinals |url=http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012010115/2011/REG17/seahawks@cardinals |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> Sherman finished his rookie season in [[2011 NFL season|2011]] with 55 combined tackles (47 solo), 14 pass deflections, four interceptions, and a forced fumble in 16 games and ten starts.<ref name="career">{{cite web |title=NFL Player stats: Richard Sherman (2011) |url=http://www.nfl.com/player/richardsherman/2495507/careerstats |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> Sherman was selected to the 2011 PFW All-Rookie Team and led all rookies with 17 pass deflections and four interceptions.<ref name="Pro Football Weekly">{{cite web|url=http://www.profootballweekly.com/story/permalink/30603|title=All Rookie Team|work=Pro Football Weekly|date=January 18, 2012|access-date=December 27, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122112658/http://www.profootballweekly.com/story/permalink/30603|archive-date=January 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2011/defense.htm |title=2011 NFL Defense |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> Pro Football Focus gave Sherman an overall grade of 85.2, which ranked 16th among all qualifying cornerbacks in 2011.<ref name="PFF"/>
====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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ourlads.com: Seattle Seahawks Depth Chart: 10/01/2012 |url=http://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/archive/136/SEA |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=Ourlads.com}}</ref>
He started in the [[2012 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks']] season-opener at the [[2012 Arizona Cardinals season|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 [[2012 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]].<ref name=BradyUMad>{{cite web|author=Doug Farrar|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/richard-sherman-beats-tom-brady-taunts-pats-u-104646336--nfl.html|title=Richard Sherman beats Tom Brady; taunts the Pats with 'U MAD BRO?' after the game|publisher=Yahoo! Sports|work=Shutdown Corner|date=October 15, 2012|access-date=December 27, 2012}}</ref> After the game, Sherman taunted quarterback [[Tom Brady]] 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.<ref name=BradyUMad/> Prior to Week 8 against [[Detroit Lions|Detroit]], Sherman nicknamed himself [[Optimus Prime]], an action intended to send out the message that he would shut down Detroit's [[wide receiver]], [[Calvin Johnson]], known by his nickname [[Megatron]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Nate Davis|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2012/10/25/optimus-prime-richard-sherman-seahawks-calvin-johnson-megatron/1657505/|title=Megatron ready for Seahawks' Optimus Prime|publisher=USA Today|work=Game On!|date=October 25, 2012|access-date=March 9, 2013}}</ref> 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 [[2012 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/gamelog/_/id/10447/calvin-johnson|title=Calvin Johnson Game by Game Stats and Performance|publisher=ESPN|access-date=January 9, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201210280det.htm |title=Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions - October 28th, 2012 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> 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 [[2012 New York Jets season|New York Jets]]. Sherman sacked quarterback [[Mark Sanchez]] and forced a fumble that was recovered by teammate [[Jason Jones (defensive end)|Jason Jones]] in the fourth quarter.<ref>{{cite web |title=NFL Game Center: Week 10-2012: New York Jets @ Seattle Seahawks |url=http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012111108/2012/REG10/jets@seahawks |access-date=July 24, 2018 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> On November 25, 2012, it was reported that Sherman and teammate [[Brandon Browner]] were both facing four-game suspensions after
they were accused of taking [[Adderall]] which violated the league's policy against performance-enhancing substances.<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard Sherman, Brandon Browner face suspensions |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000100629/article/richard-sherman-brandon-browner-face-suspensions |access-date=July 24, 2018| website=NFL.com |date=November 25, 2012}}</ref> 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 [[John Skelton (American football)|John Skelton]], that was originally intended for wide receiver [[Larry Fitzgerald]], and returned it for a 19-yard touchdown in the second quarter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012120912/2012/REG14/cardinals@seahawks#menu=highlights&tab=recap |title=Watch Arizona Cardinals vs. Seattle Seahawks [12/09/2012) |work=NFL.com |access-date=January 24, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201212090sea.htm |title=Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks - December 9th, 2012 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> In Week 16, Sherman made five combined tackles, a season-high four pass deflections, and intercepted a pass by quarterback [[Colin Kaepernick]] during a 42–13 victory against the [[2012 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]]. During the second quarter, Sherman recovered a blocked field goal and returned it for a 90-yard touchdown after teammate [[Red Bryant]] blocked a 21-yard field goal attempt by 49ers' kicker [[David Akers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012122313/2012/REG16/49ers@seahawks#menu=highlights&tab=analyze |title=Watch San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks [12/23/2012 |work=NFL.com |access-date=January 24, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201212230sea.htm |title=San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks - December 23rd, 2012 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|author=Lindsay H. Jones|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/seahawks/2012/12/27/richard-sherman-seattle-seahawks-nfl-suspension/1794143/|title=Seahawks' Richard Sherman wins appeal of NFL suspension|work=USA Today|date=December 27, 2012|access-date=December 27, 2012}}</ref> Sherman had intentions to sue the league if the suspension was upheld.<ref>{{cite web|author=Curtis Crabtree|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/26/richard-sherman-likely-to-sue-league-if-suspended/|title=Richard Sherman likely to sue league if suspended|work=NBC Sports|series=Pro Football Talk|date=December 26, 2012|access-date=December 27, 2012}}</ref> He started all 16 games in [[2012 NFL season|2012]] and made 64 combined tackles (53 solo), a career-high 24 pass deflections, eight interceptions, a touchdown, and a sack.<ref name="career"/> He received an overall grade of 94.3 from Pro Football Focus in 2012.<ref name="PFF"/>
The Seattle Seahawks finished second in the [[NFC West]] 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 [[2012 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]] 24-14 in the NFC Wildcard Game. The following week, he made three pass deflections as the Seahawks were eliminated from the playoffs following a 30-28 loss at the [[2012 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]] in the NFC Divisional Round.
====2013 season====
[[File:Richard Sherman 2013.jpg|thumb|Sherman during 2013 Seattle Seahawks training camp]]
Sherman and Brandon Browner returned as the starting cornerbacks alongside safeties Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ourlads.com: Seattle Seahawks Depth Chart: 09/05/2013 |url=http://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/archive/150/SEA |access-date=July 24, 2018 |website=Ourlads.com}}</ref> On September 29, 2013, Sherman made four solo tackles, two pass deflections, and returned an interception for a touchdown as the Seahawks' defeated the [[2013 Houston Texans|Houston Texans]] 23–20 in a comeback victory. Sherman intercepted a pass by quarterback [[Matt Schaub]], that was intended for tight end [[Owen Daniels]], and returned it for a 58-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to tie the game 20–20 which sent it into overtime.<ref>{{cite web |title=NFL Game Center: Week 4-2013: Seattle Seahawks @ Houston Texans |url=http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2013092903/2013/REG4/seahawks@texans |access-date=July 24, 2018 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> 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 [[2013 New York Giants|New York Giants]]. The following week, he recorded a season-high eight combined tackles, deflected two passes, and intercepted two passes by quarterback [[Carson Palmer]] during a 17–10 loss to the [[2013 Arizona Cardinals|Arizona Cardinals]] in Week 16.<ref>{{cite web |title=NFL Player stats: Richard Sherman (2013) |url=http://www.nfl.com/player/richardsherman/2495507/gamelogs?season=2013 |access-date=July 24, 2018 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> On December 27, 2013, it was announced that Sherman was voted to the [[2014 Pro Bowl]], marking the first [[Pro Bowl]] selection of his career.<ref>{{cite web |title=2014 Pro Bowl: complete roster |url=http://www.nfl.com/probowl/story/0ap2000000304771/article/2014-pro-bowl-complete-roster |access-date=July 24, 2018 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> He finished the season with 48 combined tackles (38 solo), 16 pass deflections, eight interceptions, and a touchdown in 16 games and 16 starts.<ref name="career"/> He was voted to the Associated Press NFL All-Pro First Team for the second consecutive season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/blog/seattle-seahawks/post/_/id/3274/three-seahawks-make-the-all-pro-team|title=Three Seahawks make the All-Pro team|last=Blount|first=Terry|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=January 4, 2014}}</ref> Sherman received an overall grade of 87.8 from Pro Football Focus in 2013.<ref name="PFF"/>
The Legion of Boom allowed the fewest passing yards in the league and the Seahawks had the top ranked defense in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1927338-seattle-seahawks-legion-of-boom-is-pure-old-school-football-at-its-finest|title=Seattle Seahawks' Legion of Boom Is Pure, Old-School Football at Its Finest|last=Pompei|first=Dan|work=[[Bleacher Report]]|date=January 17, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/statistics/team/_/stat/total/position/defense/seasontype/2|title=NFL Team Total Defense Statistics – 2013|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=December 30, 2013}}</ref> The [[2013 Seattle Seahawks|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 [[2013 New Orleans Saints|New Orleans Saints]] 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 [[2013 San Francisco 49ers|San Francisco 49ers]] 23–17 in the NFC Championship Game. He played a critical role and deflected a pass by quarterback [[Colin Kaepernick]], that was intended for [[Michael Crabtree]], which was caught by teammate [[Malcolm Smith (American football)|Malcolm Smith]] to seal the Seahawks' 23–17 victory.<ref name="CBS_Jan14">{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24419304/seahawks-cb-richard-sherman-fined-7875-for-nfc-title-taunting|title=Seahawks CB Richard Sherman fined $7,875 for NFC title game taunting|work=CBSSports.com}}</ref><ref name="HuffPo_Jan14">{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/20/richard-sherman-rant-erin-andrews_n_4629510.html|title= Richard Sherman's Rant May Have 'Scared Erin Andrews,' Definitely Bothered Some On Twitter (VIDEOS)|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|date=January 20, 2014|author=Chris Greenberg}}</ref><ref name="CNN_Jan14">{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/21/us/richard-sherman-response/ |title=Richard Sherman stunned by reaction to his victory rant |publisher=CNN.com |date=November 14, 2011 |access-date=January 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name="NFL_Jan14">{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000317613/article/richard-sherman-fined-7875-for-onfield-celebration|title=Richard Sherman fined $7,875 for on-field celebration|work=NFL.com}}</ref>
The play was later dubbed "the [[Immaculate Deflection]]" (as an homage to the [[Immaculate Reception]]), and would later be voted by Seahawks fans to be the most significant play in franchise history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seahawks.com/news/articles/article-1/Richard-Sherman-gives-new-meaning-to-cover-corner/193c026d-d831-4474-8189-4eb085505184|title=Richard Sherman gives new meaning to cover corner}}</ref> 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 [[unsportsmanlike conduct]].<ref name="NFL_Jan14"/> The NFL went on to fine Sherman $7,875 for his taunting directed towards Kaepernick.<ref name="NFL_Jan14"/>
{{quote|"Well, I'm the best corner in the game! When you try me with a sorry receiver like Crabtree, that's the result you gonna get! Don't you ever talk about me! Don't you open your mouth about the best, or y'know I'm gonna shut it for you real quick! [[Legion of Boom (Seattle Seahawks)|L.O.B.]]!"|Sherman speaking about Michael Crabtree during a post-game interview on [[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]] with [[Erin Andrews]] after the Seahawks' victory in the NFC Championship Game<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQdewVVsUE4|title=Fox's Erin Andrews On Richard Sherman's Post-Game Rant: 'Wish More Athletes Would Be Like That'|work=YouTube}}</ref>}}
[[File:Richard Sherman and Pete Carroll in embrace Super Bowl XLVIII.jpg|thumb|Sherman embracing [[Pete Carroll]] at [[Super Bowl XLVIII]]]]
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 [[nigger|N-word]] now."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24417234|title=Richard Sherman: 'Thug' is accepted way of calling someone N-word|work=CBSSports.com}}</ref>
On February 2, 2014, Sherman started in [[Super Bowl XLVIII]] and made three combined tackles and a pass deflection as the Seahawks defeated the [[2013 Denver Broncos|Denver Broncos]] 43–8. He held wide receiver [[Eric Decker]] to one reception for a total of six-yards during the game.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201402020den.htm |title=Super Bowl XLVIII - Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos - February 2nd, 2014 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=November 3, 2017}}</ref>
====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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard Sherman, Seahawks strike $56M extension |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000347352/article/richard-sherman-seahawks-strike-56m-extension |access-date=July 24, 2018 |website=NFL.com |author=Rosenthal, Gregg |date=May 7, 2014}}</ref> The agreement made him the highest paid cornerback in league history.<ref>{{citation|url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10896501/richard-sherman-signs-four-year-deal-seattle-seahawks|title=Richard Sherman Signs Record Deal|access-date=May 7, 2014|last=Blount|first=Terry|date=May 7, 2014|work=ESPN}}</ref> On June 6, 2014, Sherman was announced as the cover athlete for ''[[Madden NFL 15|Madden 15]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Farrar|first1=Doug|title=Seahawks CB Richard Sherman wins Madden NFL 15 cover vote|url=http://nfl.si.com/2014/06/06/richard-sherman-madden-15-cover-seahawks/?eref=sihp|work=Sports Illustrated|access-date=June 7, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.is/20140607061007/http://nfl.si.com/2014/06/06/richard-sherman-madden-15-cover-seahawks/?eref=sihp|archive-date=June 7, 2014}}</ref>
Defensive coordinator [[Dan Quinn (American football)|Dan Quinn]] retained Sherman as the Seahawks' No. 1 starting cornerback alongside Byron Maxwell.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ourlads.com: Seattle Seahawks Depth Chart: 10/01/2014 |url=http://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/archive/164/SEA |access-date=July 24, 2018 |website=Ourlads.com}}</ref> In Week 6, he collected a season-high eight combined tackles during a 30–23 loss to the [[2014 Dallas Cowboys|Dallas Cowboys]]. 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 [[NFL on Thanksgiving Day|Thanksgiving Day game]]. His performance earned him the NFC Defensive Player of Week award.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201411270sfo.htm |title=Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers - November 27th, 2014 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> Sherman started all 16 games in [[2014 NFL season|2014]] and made 57 combined tackles (45 solo), eight passes defensed, and four interceptions.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2014/defense.htm |title=2014 NFL Defense |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> Pro Football Focus gave Sherman an overall grade of 89.9 in 2014.<ref name="PFF"/>
The Seattle Seahawks finished first in the NFC West with a 12–4 record and earned the No. 1 seed in the NFC.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2014 |title=2014 NFL Standings & Team Stats |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> On January 10, 2015, Sherman recorded three combined tackles, two pass deflections, and an interception during the Seahawks' 31–17 victory against the [[2014 Carolina Panthers|Carolina Panthers]] in the NFC Divisional Round.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201501100sea.htm |title=Divisional Round - Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks - January 10th, 2015 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> The following week, Sherman made four combined tackles, a pass deflection, and an interception during a 28–22 victory against the [[Green Bay Packers]] in the NFC Championship Game.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201501180sea.htm |title=NFC Championship - Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks - January 18th, 2015 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> On February 1, 2015, Sherman started in [[Super Bowl XLIX]] and made three combined tackles as the Seahawks lost 28–24 to the [[2014 New England Patriots|New England Patriots]].<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000438155/article/brees-fitzpatrick-lead-week-13-award-winners|title=Brees, Fitzpatrick lead Week 13 award winners|access-date=December 4, 2014|date=December 2, 2014|work=ESPN}}</ref> The following day, it was announced that Sherman would need [[Tommy John surgery]] to repair a torn ligament in his left elbow.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2014/story/_/id/12268518/seattle-seahawks-cornerback-richard-sherman-needs-tommy-john-surgery|title=Seattle Seahawks Cornerback Richard Sherman needs Tommy John surgery|access-date=February 2, 2015|last=Blount|first=Terry|date=February 2, 2015|work=ESPN}}</ref> Following the conclusion of the NFL season, the [[Pro Football Writers Association]] selected Sherman to win the [[Pro Football Writers Association#Good Guy Award|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/blog/seattle-seahawks/post/_/id/13345/richard-sherman-wins-the-good-guy-award|title=Richard Sherman wins the Good Guy Award|access-date=July 21, 2015|last=Blount|first=Terry|date=June 15, 2015|work=ESPN}}</ref> Sherman was also awarded [[Kansas City Committee of 101 Awards#Defensive Player of the Year Awards|NFC Defensive Player of the Year]] honors by the Kansas City Committee.
====2015 season====
[[File:Richard Sherman 2015.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Sherman with the [[Seattle Seahawks|Seahawks]] in [[2015 Seattle Seahawks season|2015]].]]
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]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Seattle Seahawks depth chart |url=https://247sports.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/Bolt/Seattle-Seahawks-depth-chart-39294280 |access-date=July 25, 2018 |website=247Sports.com |date=September 9, 2015}}</ref> Sherman was voted to the [[2016 Pro Bowl]], marking his third consecutive selection.<ref>{{cite web |title=2016 Pro Bowl roster |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000607625/article/2016-pro-bowl-roster |access-date=July 25, 2018 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> He started all 16 games in [[2015 NFL season|2015]] and recorded 50 combined tackles (33 solo), 14 pass deflections, and two interceptions.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2015/defense.htm |title=2015 NFL Defense |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> 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 wildcard berth. They reached the NFC Divisional round before losing 31-24 at the [[2015 Carolina Panthers|Carolina Panthers]]. He was named second-team All-Pro and was ranked 20th by his fellow players on the [[NFL Top 100 Players of 2016]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-top100-2016/0ap3000000671908/Top-100-Players-of-2016-No-20-Richard-Sherman|title='Top 100 Players of 2016': No. 20 Richard Sherman|website=NFL.com}}</ref>
====2016 season====
Head coach Pete Carroll named Sherman and [[Jeremy Lane]] the starting cornerbacks to begin the regular season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Seahawks projected defense depth chart for 2016 |url=https://www.fieldgulls.com/2016/8/27/12672342/seahawks-depth-chart-projected-53-man-roster-defense-2016 |access-date=July 25, 2018 |website=fieldgulls.com |author=Arthur, Kenneth |date=August 27, 2016}}</ref> On October 2, 2016, Sherman recorded five combined tackles, deflected two passes, and intercepted two passes by Jets' quarterback [[Ryan Fitzpatrick]] during a 27–17 victory at the [[2016 New York Jets|New York Jets]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NFL Game Center: Week 4-2016: Seattle Seahawks @ New York Jets |url=http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016100206/2016/REG4/seahawks@jets |access-date=July 25, 2018 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> In Week 8, he collected a season-high eight combined tackles during a 25–20 loss at the [[2016 New Orleans Saints|New Orleans Saints]]. On December 20, 2016, Sherman was voted to the [[2017 Pro Bowl]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2017 Pro Bowl roster |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000760503/article/nfl-announces-2017-pro-bowl-rosters |access-date=July 25, 2018 |website=NFL.com |date=December 20, 2016}}</ref> He started all 16 games in [[2016 NFL season|2016]] and made 58 combined tackles (38 solo), 13 pass deflections, and four interceptions.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2016/defense.htm |title=2016 NFL Defense |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> He was also ranked 21st by his peers on the [[NFL Top 100 Players of 2017]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-top100-2017/0ap3000000814692/Top-100-Players-of-2017-No-21-Richard-Sherman|title='Top 100 Players of 2017': No. 21 Richard Sherman|website=NFL.com}}</ref> Pro Football Focus gave Sherman an overall grade of 84.6, which ranked 13th among all qualifying cornerbacks in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Has Richard Sherman already seen his best days? |url=https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-has-richard-sherman-already-seen-his-best-days |access-date=July 25, 2018 |website=profootballfocus.com |date=May 3, 2017}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Condotta|first1=Bob|title=Report: NFL looking into whether Seahawks broke rules regarding Richard Sherman injury|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/report-nfl-looking-into-how-seahawks-handled-richard-sherman-injury/|newspaper=Seattle Times|access-date=January 17, 2017}}</ref>
====2017 season====
Sherman and Jeremy Lane returned as the starting cornerbacks for the Seahawks in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ourlads.com: Seattle Seahawks Depth Chart: 10/01/2017 |url=http://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/archive/200/SEA |access-date=July 25, 2018 |website=Ourlads.com}}</ref>
Sherman was bothered in [[2017 Seattle Seahawks season|2017]] by his [[Achilles tendon|Achilles]], which he initially injured in Week 5 during a 16–10 win against the [[Los Angeles Rams]].<ref name=lewis_11092017/> In the following weeks, he tried to avoid making any severe cuts.<ref>{{cite news|last=Henderson|first=Brady|title=Seahawks CB Richard Sherman out for season after rupturing Achilles|date=November 9, 2017|website=ESPN.com|url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/21357283/richard-sherman-seattle-seahawks-season-rupturing-achilles-arizona-cardinals|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110114503/http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/21357283/richard-sherman-seattle-seahawks-season-rupturing-achilles-arizona-cardinals|archive-date=November 10, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> On October 29, 2017, Sherman made four combined tackles, two pass deflections, and intercepted two passes by quarterback [[Deshaun Watson]] during a 41–38 victory against the [[2017 Houston Texans|Houston Texans]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201710290sea.htm |title=Houston Texans at Seattle Seahawks - October 29th, 2017 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> During Week 10 in a 22–16 win at Arizona, he left the game in the third quarter after [[Achilles tendon rupture|rupturing his Achilles]], and was ruled out for the season.<ref name=lewis_11092017>{{cite web|last1=Lewis|first1=Edward|title=Richard Sherman ruptures Achilles, out for rest of 2017|date=November 9, 2017|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000874797/article/richard-sherman-ruptures-achilles-out-for-rest-of-17|website=NFL.com|access-date=November 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Seahawks Make Roster Moves|url=http://www.seahawks.com/news/2017/11/14/seahawks-make-roster-moves|author=Boyle, John|website=Seahawks.com|date=November 14, 2017}}</ref> He finished the season with 35 combined tackles (25 solo), seven pass deflections, and two interceptions in ten games and ten starts.<ref name="career"/> His injury ended his streak of 106 consecutive game appearances and 100 consecutive starts. Sherman received an overall grade of 82.7 from [[Pro Football Focus]], which ranked 33rd among all qualifying cornerbacks in 2017.<ref name="PFF">{{cite web |title=Pro Football Focus: Richard Sherman |url=https://www.profootballfocus.com/nfl/players/richard-sherman/6306 |access-date=July 25, 2018 |website=ProFootballFocus.com}}</ref> Despite only playing nine games, he was ranked 64th by his peers on the [[NFL Top 100 Players of 2018]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9mVkjnZWDk NFL Top 100 Players of 2018: No. 64 Richard Sherman]</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Richard Sherman doesn't expect to play for 'Hawks|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000919972/article/richard-sherman-doesnt-expect-to-play-for-hawks|website=NFL.com|date=March 7, 2018}}</ref> He was officially released on March 9, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000920383/article/richard-sherman-released-by-seattle-seahawks |title=Richard Sherman released by Seattle Seahawks |last=Sessler |first=Marc |date=March 9, 2018 |website=NFL.com |access-date=September 30, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.seahawks.com/news/2018/03/09/seahawks-release-richard-sherman-cornerback-who-helped-%E2%80%9Cshape-our-culture-and-define |title=Seahawks Release Richard Sherman, Cornerback Who Helped "Shape Our Culture And Define Success" |last=Boyle |first=John |date=March 9, 2018 |website=Seahawks.com}}</ref>
===San Francisco 49ers===
====2018 season====
[[File:Richard Sherman 2018.png|thumb|Sherman in a game against the [[Chicago Bears]] in 2018]]
On March 10, 2018, just a day after being released by the Seahawks, Sherman agreed to a three-year, $39 million contract with the [[San Francisco 49ers]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Shook|first=Nick|title=Richard Sherman joining 49ers on 3-year, $39M deal|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000920544/article/richard-sherman-joining-49ers-on-3year-39m-deal|website=NFL.com|date=March 10, 2018}}</ref>
Sherman made his debut with the 49ers in week 1 against the [[2018 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]]. During the game, Sherman recorded 2 tackles and recovered a fumble forced by teammate [[Fred Warner (American football)|Fred Warner]] on [[Dalvin Cook]] in the 24–16 loss.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401030715 |title=Cousins, Vikings hold on for 24-16 victory vs. 49ers |date=September 9, 2018 |agency=Associated Press |website=www.espn.com |access-date=April 2, 2020}}</ref>
In week 8 against the [[2018 Arizona Cardinals season|Arizona Cardinals]], Sherman recorded a season high 7 tackles and sacked rookie quarterback [[Josh Rosen]] once during the 18–15 loss.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401030772 |title=Rookie Rosen rallies Cardinals past 49ers 18-15 |date=October 28, 2018 |agency=Associated Press |website=www.espn.com |access-date=April 2, 2020}}</ref>
During Week 16 against the [[2018 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]], Sherman was [[ejection (sports)|ejected]] from the game after throwing punches at Bears' wide receivers [[Josh Bellamy]] and [[Anthony Miller (wide receiver, born 1994)|Anthony Miller]], who were also ejected. The incident was triggered after 49ers' safety [[Marcell Harris]] made a late hit on Bears' quarterback [[Mitchell Trubisky]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard Sherman, two Bears WRs ejected after fight |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001003649/article/richard-sherman-two-bears-wrs-ejected-after-fight |publisher=NFL |access-date=December 23, 2018}}</ref> On December 29, Sherman was fined $10,026.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/49ers/richard-sherman-marcell-harris-fined-roles-49ers-bears-scuffle |title=Sherman, Harris fined $10K for roles in 49ers-Bears scuffle |date=December 29, 2018 |website=NBCS Bay Area |access-date=September 30, 2019}}</ref>
Sherman finished his first season with the 49ers with 37 tackles, one sack, four passes defended, and a fumble recovery in 14 games played.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SherRi00/gamelog/2018/ |title=Richard Sherman 2018 Game Log |website=www.pro-football-reference.com |access-date=April 2, 2020}}</ref>
====2019 season====
[[File:Richard Sherman, Fred Warner, and Dre Greenlaw (cropped).jpg|thumb|Sherman alongside [[Fred Warner (American football)|Fred Warner]] and [[Dre Greenlaw]] in a game against the [[2019 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]] ]]
In Week 1 against the [[2019 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], Sherman intercepted a pass thrown by [[Jameis Winston]] 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401128010 |title=Sherman, 49ers upend Winston, Buccaneers 31-7 |agency=Associated Press|date=September 8, 2019 |website=www.espn.com |access-date=September 8, 2019}}</ref>
In week 5 against the [[2019 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]], Sherman recorded an interception off [[Baker Mayfield]] in the 31–3 win.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401128062 |title=49ers stay perfect, dominate Mayfield, Browns in 31-3 win |date=7 October 2019 |website=www.espn.com |access-date=7 October 2019}}</ref>
In week 8 against the [[2019 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers]], Sherman recorded his third interception of the season off [[Kyle Allen]] in the 51–13 win.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401128050 |title=Coleman's 4 TDs lead 49ers past Panthers 51-13 |date=27 October 2019 |website=www.espn.com |access-date=27 October 2019}}</ref> On December 17, Sherman was selected to his 5th [[2020 Pro Bowl|Pro Bowl]], his first with the 49ers and first since [[2017 Pro Bowl|2016]] with the [[2016 Seattle Seahawks season|Seahawks]]. Sherman was voted on the AP 2nd Team All-Pro, his first All-Pro appearance since 2015 and fifth overall.
In the Divisional Round of the playoffs against the [[2019 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]], Sherman intercepted a pass thrown by [[Kirk Cousins]] and returned it for 13 yards during the 27–10 win.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401131040 |title=49ers win 1st playoff game in 6 years, 27-10 over Vikings |date=January 11, 2020|agency=Associated Press |website=www.espn.com |access-date=January 11, 2020}}</ref> In the NFC Championship Game against the [[2019 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]], Sherman recorded 2 tackles and picked off [[Aaron Rodgers]] in the final two minutes of the game which sealed a 37–20 win and a trip to [[Super Bowl LIV]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Blair |first1=Scott |title=Why Richard Sherman's NFC title-sealing interception was so fitting |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/49ers/why-richard-shermans-nfc-title-sealing-interception-was-so-fitting |access-date=20 January 2020}}</ref>
However, Sherman's bid for a second Lombardi Trophy came to an end in [[Miami Gardens]], [[Florida]], as the 49ers were defeated 31-20 by the [[Kansas City Chiefs]], in a game in which Sherman missed an important tackle on [[Damien Williams]], which was ruled a touchdown, and gave the Chiefs a 24-20 lead with under 3 minutes to play. Sherman was also criticized for giving up a 38-yard reception by wide receiver [[Sammy Watkins]] in the Chiefs game-winning touchdown drive.
====2020 season====
On September 16, 2020, Sherman was placed on injured reserve due to a calf strain.<ref>{{cite web|title=49ers Announce Roster Moves|url=https://www.49ers.com/news/49ers-place-richard-sherman-ir-sign-dontae-johnson-ken-webster|website=49ers.com|date=September 16, 2020}}</ref> He was activated on November 28, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=49ers Announce Roster Moves |url=https://www.49ers.com/news/49ers-activate-mostert-sherman-wilson-jr-trent-williams |website=49ers.com |date=November 28, 2020 |access-date=January 7, 2021}}</ref> In Week 12 against the [[2020 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]], Sherman recorded his first interception of the season off a pass thrown by [[Jared Goff]] during the 23–20 win.<ref>{{Cite web |title=San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams - November 29th, 2020 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202011290ram.htm |access-date=2020-12-02 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
==NFL career statistics==
The following regular season stats were retrieved from NFL.com.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/richardsherman/2495507/profile|title=Richard Sherman|work=NFL.com|access-date=December 27, 2012}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"|Legend
|-
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league
|-
| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Year
! rowspan="2"|Team
! colspan="2"|Games
! colspan="4"|Tackles
! colspan="6"|Interceptions
! colspan="2"|Fumbles
|-
! GP !! GS !! Comb !! Solo !! Ast !! Sack !! PD !! Int !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! FF !! FR
|-
! [[2011 NFL season|2011]] !! [[2011 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]
| 16 || 10 || 55 || 47 || 8 || 0.0 || 17 || 4 || 45 || 11.2 || 33 || 0 || 1 || 0
|-
! [[2012 NFL season|2012]] !! [[2012 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]
| 16 || 16 ||'''64'''||'''53'''|| 11 ||'''1.0'''||'''24'''||'''8'''|| 57 || 7.1 || 29 ||'''1'''||'''3'''||1
|-
! [[2013 NFL season|2013]] !! [[2013 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]
| 16 || 16 || 48 || 38 || 10 || 0.0 || 16 ||style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|'''8'''||'''125'''|| 15.6 ||'''58T'''||'''1'''|| 0 || '''2'''
|-
! [[2014 NFL season|2014]] !! [[2014 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]
| 16 || 16 || 57 || 45 || 12 || 0.0 || 8 || 4 || 81 || 20.2 || 53 || 0 || 1 || 0
|-
! [[2015 NFL season|2015]] !! [[2015 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]
| 16 || 16 || 50 || 33 || 17 || 0.0 || 14 || 2 || 30 || 15.0 || 26 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2016 NFL season|2016]] !! [[2016 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]
| 16 || 16 || 58 || 38 ||'''20'''|| 0.0 || 13 || 4 || 37 || 9.2 || 31 || 0 || 0 ||1
|-
! [[2017 NFL season|2017]] !! [[2017 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]
| 9 || 9 || 35 || 25 || 10 || 0.0 || 7 || 2 || 20 || 10.0 || 19 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
! [[2018 NFL season|2018]] !! [[2018 San Francisco 49ers season|SF]]
| 14 || 14 || 37 || 30 || 7 ||'''1.0'''|| 4 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 ||1
|-
! [[2019 NFL season|2019]] !! [[2019 San Francisco 49ers season|SF]]
| 15 || 15 || 61 || 48 || 13 || 0.0 || 11 || 3 || 65 || '''21.7''' || 31T || '''1''' || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2020 NFL season|2020]] !! [[2020 San Francisco 49ers season|SF]]
| 5 || 5 || 18 || 16 || 2 || 0.0 || 1 || 1 || 18 || 18.0 || 18 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| Total !! 139 !! 133 !! 484 !! 374 !! 110 !! 2.0 !! 115 !! 36 !! 478 !! 13.3 !! 58T !! 3 !! 5 !! 6
|}
==Personal life==
On February 5, 2015, four days after [[Super Bowl XLIX]], Sherman's girlfriend Ashley Moss gave birth to their first son, Rayden Sherman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.king5.com/story/sports/nfl/seahawks/2015/02/05/richard-sherman-son-born/22917467/|title=Baby Boom! Richard Sherman is a daddy|last=TEGNA}}</ref> Moss and Sherman were engaged in June 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sea.247sports.com/Bolt/Seattle-Seahawks-CB-Richard-Sherman-gets-engaged-37981866|title=Seattle Seahawks CB Richard Sherman gets engaged|work=247Sports.com|date=Jun 29, 2015|first=Kirk|last= Larrabee|access-date=April 21, 2016}}</ref> The couple welcomed their second child, daughter Avery, on April 16, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/seahawks-richard-sherman-and-fiancee-welcome-second-child/|title=Seahawks' Richard Sherman and fiancée welcome second child|date=April 25, 2016}}</ref> Sherman and Moss were married on March 28, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Richard Sherman got married, showed off his dance moves even with Achilles injury|url=https://www.ninersnation.com/2018/3/29/17178070/richard-sherman-wedding-video-dance-floor-achilles|website=Niners Nation|access-date=March 29, 2018}}</ref>
Sherman's outspoken personality, tendency for making big plays, and his frequent [[trash-talk]] 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.seattlepi.com/football/2013/07/24/seahawks-cb-richard-sherman-is-on-the-cover-of-sports-illustrated/|title=Seahawks CB Richard Sherman is on the cover of Sports Illustrated|work=Seattle Seahawks & NFL News}}</ref> 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 [[San Francisco 49ers]] in the [[2013-14 NFL playoffs|2013 NFC Championship game]], in which he labeled himself the "best corner in the game" and called San Francisco wide receiver [[Michael Crabtree]], to whom the decisive pass had been thrown, a "sorry" receiver.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://6abc.com/sports/richard-sherman-on-madden-cover/98819/|title=Richard Sherman on 'Madden' cover|work=6abc Philadelphia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nfl.si.com/2014/01/19/richard-sherman-michael-crabtree-seattle-seahawks/|title=Richard Sherman calls out Michael Crabtree in all-time postgame interview|author=Ben Eagle|work=SI.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140120064605/http://nfl.si.com/2014/01/19/richard-sherman-michael-crabtree-seattle-seahawks/|archive-date=January 20, 2014}}</ref> Sherman was featured on the cover of ''[[Madden NFL 15]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24583458/richard-sherman-on-madden-15-cover-i-dont-believe-in-curses|title=Richard Sherman on 'Madden 15' cover: 'I don't believe in curses'|work=CBSSports.com}}</ref> Sherman also actively writes for ''[[The Players' Tribune]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theplayerstribune.com/author/rsherman/|title=Richard Sherman|periodical=The Player's Tribune}}</ref>
Sherman has his own [[Charity organization|charity]] called Blanket Coverage – The Richard Sherman Family Foundation.<ref name="nbc sports 2">{{cite web|last1=Florio|first1=Mike|title=Richard Sherman launches "Blanket Coverage" charity|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/04/richard-sherman-launches-blanket-charity/|website=profootballtalk.nbcsports.com|publisher=NBC Sports|access-date=December 18, 2014}}</ref> In 2013, Sherman started his charity to help children in [[low-income]] communities by providing them with school supplies and clothing.<ref name="nbc sports 2"/> 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.barrons.com/articles/richard-sherman-like-more-nfl-stars-is-playing-the-tech-game-1521230600|title=Richard Sherman, Like More NFL Stars, Is Playing the Tech Game|last=Swartz|first=Jon|access-date=March 19, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>
Sherman owns homes in [[Yorba Linda, California]] and [[Maple Valley, Washington]].<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-richard-sherman-pool-20150512-story.html Seahawks' Richard Sherman slides into summer with new pool - Los Angeles Times] Retrieved December 12, 2018.</ref>
Sherman is a co-owner of the Glacier Boyz for the Fan Controlled Football league. Their first game was on February 13, 2021.
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| name Richard Sherman
| image = Richard sherman 2018 (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Sherman in 2018
| current_team = San Francisco 49ers
| number = 25
| position = [[Cocksucker]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|3|30|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Compton, California]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 205
| high_school = [[Manuel Dominguez High School|Dominguez]]<br/>(Compton, California)
| college = [[Stanford Cardinal football|Stanford]]
| draftyear = 2011
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 154
| pastteams =
* [[Seattle Seahawks]] ({{NFL Year|2011}}–{{NFL Year|2017}})
* [[San Francisco 49ers]] ({{NFL Year|2018}}–present)
|status= Active
| highlights =
* [[Super Bowl]] champion ([[Super Bowl XLVIII|XLVIII]])
* 5× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[2014 Pro Bowl|2013]]–[[2017 Pro Bowl|2016]], [[2020 Pro Bowl|2019]])
* 3× First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[2012 All-Pro Team|2012]]–[[2014 All-Pro Team|2014]])
* 2× Second-team [[All-Pro]] ([[2015 All-Pro Team|2015]], [[2019 All-Pro Team|2019]])
* NFC Defensive Player of the Year ([[National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award#Kansas City Committee of 101|2014]])
* [[List of National Football League season interception leaders|NFL interceptions leader]] ([[2013 NFL season|2013]])
* [[Steve Largent Award]] ([[2015 Seattle Seahawks season|2015]])
* [[National Football League 2010s All-Decade Team|NFL 2010s All-Decade Team]]
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|statseason=2020
| statlabel1 = [[Tackle (football move)|Tackles]]
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| statvalue2 = 115
| statlabel3 = [[Interception]]s
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| statlabel4 = [[Fumble|Forced fumbles]]
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'''Richard Kevin Sherman'''<ref>{{cite web | title=ESPN Profile | work= ESPN.com | url=http://m.espn.go.com/nfl/playerinfo?playerId=14086 }}</ref> (born March 30, 1988) is an [[American football]] [[cornerback]] for the [[San Francisco 49ers]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He was drafted by the [[Seattle Seahawks]] in the fifth round of the [[2011 NFL Draft]]. He has been selected to the [[Pro Bowl]] five times and voted [[All-Pro]] five times, including three times to the first team. He led the NFL in [[interception]]s in 2013, when he also helped the Seahawks win their first [[Super Bowl]].
Sherman played [[college football]] for the [[Stanford Cardinal football|Stanford Cardinal]], beginning his career as a [[wide receiver]] before moving to cornerback as a junior.<ref name=Yahoo!>{{cite web|author=Gil Alcaraz IV|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ycn-7679270|title=An insider's view with Stanford cornerback Richard Sherman|work=Yahoo! Sports|date=January 27, 2011|access-date=December 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025211033/https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ycn-7679270|archive-date=October 25, 2012}}</ref> 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 (Seattle Seahawks)|Legion of Boom]]", the Seahawks' starting [[defensive back|secondary]] which contributed to Seattle having the best pass defense in the NFL in 2013. This unit helped the Seahawks win [[Super Bowl XLVIII]]; their 43–8 win over the [[2013 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]] matched the third-largest margin of victory in the history of the Super Bowl.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-03/seahawks-defeat-broncos-43-8-to-capture-first-super-bowl-title.html|title=Seahawks Win First Super Bowl Title With 43-8 Rout of Broncos|author=Erik Matuszewski|date=February 3, 2014|work=Bloomberg}}</ref> The Seahawks made it to [[Super Bowl XLIX]] the following season losing in a close game against the [[2014 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]]. During his time with the Seahawks they led the league in scoring defense for four straight years between [[2012 Seattle Seahawks season|2012]] and [[2015 Seattle Seahawks season|2015]], making them the first team to do so since the 1950s [[Cleveland Browns]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Seattle Seahawks defense leads NFL in fewest points allowed for 4th year in row |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/seahawks-defense-leads-nfl-in-points-allowed-for-4th-year-in-row/ |access-date=January 3, 2016 |website=seattletimes.com |date=January 3, 2016}}</ref> Sherman is regarded as one of the greatest cornerbacks in NFL history.<ref>https://www.nfl.com/photos/gil-brandt-s-greatest-nfl-cornerbacks-of-all-time-0ap3000000815951</ref><ref>https://athlonsports.com/nfl/25-greatest-defensive-backs-nfl-history</ref><ref>https://247sports.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/ContentGallery/Greatest-cornerbacks-NFL-history-119709594/</ref>
==High school career==
Sherman was born in [[Los Angeles, California]], and he attended [[Dominguez High School]], starring in football and [[track and field]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-richard-sherman-compton-dominguez-20150402-story.html |title=Seattle Seahawks' Richard Sherman is a hit at Compton alma mater |last=Farmer |first=Sam |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> 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 [[CIF Southern Section]] Division III title with a 41–14 victory over [[Notre Dame High School (Sherman Oaks, California)|Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High School]] in the championship game. He graduated from [[Manuel Dominguez High School|Dominguez High School]] in 2006, where his classmates voted him the "Male student most likely to succeed."<ref name="NYtimes 2">{{cite web|last1=Shpigel|first1=Ben|title=Seahawks' Richard Sherman Is Much More Than Just Talk|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/26/sports/football/seahawks-richard-sherman-is-much-more-than-just-talk.html?_r=0|work=The New York Times|access-date=December 18, 2014}}</ref> A scholar-athlete, he was [[salutatorian]] (ranked second) in his high school class.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommytomlinson/2014/01/19/22-brief-thoughts-about-that-richard-sherman-interview/|title=22 Brief Thoughts About That Richard Sherman Interview|author=Tommy Tomlinson|date=January 19, 2014|work=Forbes}}</ref> He graduated from high school with a 4.2 [[GPA]].<ref name="NYtimes 2"/>
As a member of the school's track team, Sherman was named a ''USA Today'' All-American after winning the California state title in the [[triple jump]], with a mark of 15.44 meters, and was the 7th ranked triple jumper in California in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gostanford.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30600&ATCLID=208440725 |title=Player Bio: Richard Sherman |publisher=GoStanford.com |date=September 19, 2009 |access-date=January 24, 2014}}</ref> 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 [[long jump]], with a mark of 7.25 meters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seahawks.com/news/articles/article-1/Chasing-his-brother-led-Richard-Sherman-to-a-state-track-title/d2062dd6-de14-415a-a96e-fe8181f040bf|title=Chasing his brother led Richard Sherman to a state track title}}</ref> He was also timed at 10.77 seconds in the [[100 meters]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maxpreps.com/news/Ugw1-doDdUa0db6oGjTDTg/seahawks-duo-sherman-and-johnson-were-fierce-dominguez-high-teammates.htm|title=Seahawks duo Sherman and Johnson were fierce Dominguez High teammates|work=MaxPreps.com}}</ref>
;Recruiting
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| scout s = 18
| scout overall = 61 ([[Wide receiver|WR]])
| rivals overall = -- National, 65 (CB), 93 ([[California|Cal]])
}}
==College career==
After originally committing to UCLA, Sherman received an athletic scholarship to attend [[Stanford University]], where he played for the [[Stanford Cardinal football]] team from 2006 to 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/richard-sherman-1.html |title=Richard Sherman College Stats |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> He began his career at Stanford as a [[wide receiver]] and led the Cardinal in receiving as a freshman in 2006 while being named a honorable mention to the Freshman All-American Team by Sporting News.<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard Sherman, San Francisco 49ers, Cornerback |url=https://247sports.com/Player/Richard-Sherman-25559/ |website=247Sports |access-date=1 July 2020}}</ref> In the 2006 season, he had 34 receptions for 581 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/richard-sherman-1/gamelog/2006/ |title=Richard Sherman 2006 Game Log |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> 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 [[redshirt (college sports)|redshirt]] year.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/richard-sherman-1/gamelog/2007/ |title=Richard Sherman 2007 Game Log |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/richard-sherman-1/gamelog/2008/ |title=Richard Sherman 2008 Game Log |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> He was granted his request to switch to cornerback after his injury and made 112 tackles over his final two years, with six interceptions.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/richard-sherman-1/gamelog/2009/ |title=Richard Sherman 2009 Game Log |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/richard-sherman-1/gamelog/2010/ |title=Richard Sherman 2010 Game Log |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Withers|first=Bud|title=David Shaw adds to the legend of Richard Sherman|date=July 28, 2013|newspaper=The Seattle Times|url=http://blogs.seattletimes.com/pac12confidential/2013/07/28/david-shaw-adds-to-the-legend-of-richard-sherman/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128175828/http://blogs.seattletimes.com/pac12confidential/2013/07/28/david-shaw-adds-to-the-legend-of-richard-sherman/|archive-date=January 28, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> He was part of the [[2010 Stanford Cardinal football team|2010 Stanford Cardinal]] team that finished 12–1, a school record.<ref name=Yahoo!/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/stanford/ |title=Stanford Cardinal Football Record By Year |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref>
Sherman is a member of [[Phi Beta Sigma]] fraternity<ref name="suntimesdemario">{{cite news|title=Richard Sherman: Athletes need to speak out on social issues|url=http://national.suntimes.com/national-sports/7/72/1838452/richard-sherman-athletes-need-speak-social-issues/ |last1=Phipps-Smith |first1=DeMario|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times |access-date=November 14, 2016}}</ref><ref name="ajcmason">{{cite news|title=Brother's Keepers: Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity's legacy has left an indelible mark on society.|url=http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-education/brothers-keepers/nqCby/ |last1=Mason Sr. |first1=Jonathan A.|newspaper=Atlanta Journal Constitution |access-date=November 14, 2016}}</ref> and graduated from [[Stanford University]] in 2010 with an undergraduate degree in communication.<ref name="nytshpigel">{{cite news|title=Seahawks' Richard Sherman Is Much More Than Just Talk|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/26/sports/football/seahawks-richard-sherman-is-much-more-than-just-talk.html |last1=Shpigel |first1=Ben|newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=November 14, 2016}}</ref> He began work towards his [[master's degree]] when he returned for a fifth year during his final year of eligibility.<ref>{{cite web|author=Eric Sondheimer|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/varsitytimesinsider/2010/06/football-richard-sherman-graduates-from-stanford.html|title=Football: Richard Sherman graduates from Stanford|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=June 21, 2010|access-date=December 27, 2012}}</ref>
===College statistics===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! rowspan="2" |Year
! rowspan="2" |School
! rowspan="2" |Pos
! rowspan="2" |G
! colspan="4" |Receiving
! colspan="5" |Tackles
! colspan="5" |Def Int
|-
!Rec
!Yds
!Avg
!TD
!Solo
!Ast
!Tot
!Loss
!Sk
!Int
!Yds
!Avg
!TD
!PD
|-
![[2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2006]]
![[2006 Stanford Cardinal football team|Stanford]]
|WR
|12
|34
|581
|17.1
|3
|
|
|
|
|
|0
|0
|
|0
|
|-
![[2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2007]]
![[2007 Stanford Cardinal football team|Stanford]]
|WR
|11
|39
|651
|16.7
|4
|1
|0
|1
|0.0
|0.0
|0
|0
|
|0
|
|-
![[2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2008]]
![[2008 Stanford Cardinal football team|Stanford]]
|WR
|5
|8
|108
|13.5
|0
|
|
|
|
|
|0
|0
|
|0
|
|-
!*[[2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2009]]
![[2009 Stanford Cardinal football team|Stanford]]
|DB
|13
|
|
|
|
|39
|23
|62
|0.0
|0.0
|2
|43
|21.5
|1
|
|-
!*[[2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2010]]
![[2010 Stanford Cardinal football team|Stanford]]
|DB
|13
|
|
|
|
|40
|10
|50
|1.0
|0.0
|4
|39
|9.8
|0
|
|-
! colspan="3" |Career
!53
!81
!1340
!16.5
!7
!80
!33
!113
!1.0
!0.0
!6
!82
!13.7
!1
|
|}
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/richard-sherman-1.html|title=Richard Sherman College Stats|website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=May 7, 2019}}</ref>
==Professional career==
On January 29, 2011, Sherman played in the [[2011 Senior Bowl]] and deflected two passes as part of [[Marvin Lewis|Marvin Lewis']] North team that lost 24-10 to the South. Sherman was added as a late replacement after [[Curtis Marsh Jr.]] sustained a [[hamstring]] injury on the first day of practice.<ref>{{cite web |title=Senior Bowl notebook: Challenge part of Bills coach Chan Gailey's plan |url=https://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/01/senior_bowl_notebook_challenge.html |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=AL.com |date=January 25, 2011}}</ref> His Senior Bowl performance was well received and was expected to raise his draft stock.<ref>{{cite web |title=Card Clicks: Richard Sherman Makes Most of Senior Bowl Invite |url=https://www.ruleoftree.com/2011/1/31/1965337/card-clicks-richard-sherman-makes-most-of-senior-bowl-invite |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=ruleoftree.com |author=Allen, Scott |date=January 31, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2011 Senior Bowl Box Score, Recap, Results: The Players That Did, And The Players That Didn't |url=https://www.ninersnation.com/2011/2/1/1967071/2011-senior-bowl-box-score-recap-results-the-players-that-did-and-the |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=ninersnation.com |author=Kerr, Drew |date=February 1, 2011}}</ref> Sherman attended the NFL Scouting Combine and completed all of the combine and positional drills.
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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 (4.28s), 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 [[Fox Sports]]' [[Peter Schrager]] projected Sherman to be a fifth round pick.<ref>{{cite web |title=2011 NFL Draft Projections: Richard Sherman |url=https://www.ruleoftree.com/2011/4/27/2137702/2011-nfl-draft-projections-richard-sherman |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=ruleoftree.com |author=Allen, Scott |date=April 27, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NFL Final Mock Draft: Round 2 |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/183404-nfl-final-mock-draft-round-2-2011-nfl-mock-draft |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=sportingnews.com |author=Lande, Russ |date=April 14, 2011}}</ref> He was ranked as the fourth best cornerback in the draft by ''[[The Sporting News]]'', was ranked the 22nd best cornerback by ''[[USA Today]]'', was ranked the 24th cornerback prospect by DraftScout.com, and was ranked the 30th best cornerback by ''[[Pro Football Weekly]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard Sherman found stardom after being lightly regarded in the NFL Draft |url=https://www.sbnation.com/nfl-mock-draft/2014/1/30/5360738/richard-sherman-nfl-draft |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=sbnation.com |author=Kadar, Dan |date=January 30, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NFL Draft Analysis: Cornerbacks |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/183825-nfl-draft-analysis-cornerbacks |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=SportingNews.com}}</ref>
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| height in = 2⅝
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| ten split = 1.61
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| cone drill = 6.82
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| bench = 16
| wonderlic = 24
| arm span = 32
| hand span = 9 3/4
| note = All values from [[NFL Combine]].<ref name="scout">{{cite web| title=Richard Sherman, DS #24 CB, Stanford |url=http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/richard-sherman?id=2495507 |access-date=January 16, 2020 |website=NFL.com}}</ref>
}}
===Seattle Seahawks===
The [[Seattle Seahawks]] selected Sherman in the fifth round (154th overall) of the [[2011 NFL Draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2011/draft.htm |title=2011 NFL Draft Listing |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> Sherman was the 25th cornerback drafted in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=These 24 cornerbacks were taken before Richard Sherman in the 2011 NFL Draft |url=https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/gallery/richard-sherman-2011-nfl-draft-snub-cornerbacks-taken-before-him-pro-bowl-123015 |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=FoxSports.com}}</ref> While watching the draft with his family at home, Sherman was "livid" about players he perceived as inferior getting drafted before him.<ref>{{cite web|author=Michael Silver|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl--seahawks--richard-sherman-wants-to--destroy--the-nfl-and-become-the-best-cb-all-time-170800233.html|title=Seahawks' Richard Sherman wants to 'destroy' the NFL and become the best CB of all time|work=Yahoo! Sports|date=December 11, 2012|access-date=March 8, 2013}}</ref>
====2011 season====
On July 22, 2011, the Seattle Seahawks signed Sherman to a four-year, [[United States dollar|$]]2.22 million [[contract]] that included a [[signing bonus]] of $182,424.<ref>{{cite web |title=Overthecap.com: Richard Sherman contract |url=https://overthecap.com/player/richard-sherman/1565 |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=overthecap.com}}</ref><ref name="spotrac">{{cite web |title=Spotrac.com: Richard Sherman contract |url=https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/richard-sherman-7873/ |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=spotrac.com}}</ref>
Throughout training camp, Sherman competed to be a starting cornerback against [[Walter Thurmond]], [[Kelly Jennings]], [[Byron Maxwell]], [[Brandon Browner]], and [[Kennard Cox]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Seattle Seahawks 2011 Preseason Schedule: Position Battle Preview |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/796716-seattle-seahawks-2011-preseason-schedule-position-battle-preview#slide1 |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=BleacherReport.com |author=Tadoro, Charlie |date=August 10, 2011}}</ref> Head coach [[Pete Carroll]] named Sherman the fourth cornerback on the depth chart to begin the regular season, behind [[Marcus Trufant]], Brandon Browner, and Walter Thurmond.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ourlads.com: Seattle Seahawks Depth Chart: 09/04/2011 |url=http://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/archive/123/SEA |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=Ourlads.com}}</ref>
He made his professional regular season debut in the [[2013 Seattle Seahawks|Seattle Seahawks']] season-opening 33–17 loss at the [[2011 San Francisco 49ers|San Francisco 49ers]]. In Week 4, Sherman made his first career solo tackle during a 13-yard punt return by wide receiver [[Eric Weeks]] as the Seahawks lost 30–28 to the [[2011 Atlanta Falcons|Atlanta Falcons]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NFL Game Center: Week 4-2011: Atlanta Falcons @ Seattle Seahawks |url=http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2011100210/2011/REG4/falcons@seahawks |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marcus Trufant Injury: Season Over For Seahawks CB |url=https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2011/10/17/2497123/marcus-trufant-injury-seahawks-news |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=sbnation.com |author=Katz, Michael |date=October 17, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Walter Thurmond Injury: Seahawks CB Cracks Fibula, Ending His Season |url=https://seattle.sbnation.com/seattle-seahawks/2011/10/23/2509031/seahawks-injury-report-walter-thurmond |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=seattle.sbnation.com |author=Kunnath, Avinash |date=October 23, 2011}}</ref> He finished the Seahawks' 34–12 loss to the [[2011 Cincinnati Bengals|Cincinnati Bengals]] 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 [[Andy Dalton]], that was originally intended for wide receiver [[A. J. Green]], in the third quarter.<ref>{{cite web |title=NFL Game Center: Week 8-2011: Cincinnati Bengals @ Seattle Seahawks |url=http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2011103010/2011/REG8/bengals@seahawks |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> In Week 12, he collected a season-high seven combined tackles, a pass deflection, and intercepted a pass by [[Rex Grossman]] during a 23–17 loss to the [[2011 Washington Redskins|Washington Redskins]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NFL Game Center: Week 12-2011: Washington Redskins @ Seattle Seahawks |url=http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2011112707/2011/REG12/redskins@seahawks |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> On January 1, 2012, Sherman recorded a season-high thirty solo tackles, a pass deflection, and an interception in the Seahawks' 23–20 loss at the [[2011 Arizona Cardinals|Arizona Cardinals]] in Week 17. Sherman intercepted a pass by Cardinals' quarterback [[John Skelton]], that was initially intended for wide receiver [[Andre Roberts (American football)|Andre Roberts]], and returned it for a 33-yard gain in the fourth quarter.<ref>{{cite web |title=NFL Game Center: Week 17-2011: Seattle Seahawks @ Arizona Cardinals |url=http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012010115/2011/REG17/seahawks@cardinals |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> Sherman finished his rookie season in [[2011 NFL season|2011]] with 55 combined tackles (47 solo), 14 pass deflections, four interceptions, and a forced fumble in 16 games and ten starts.<ref name="career">{{cite web |title=NFL Player stats: Richard Sherman (2011) |url=http://www.nfl.com/player/richardsherman/2495507/careerstats |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> Sherman was selected to the 2011 PFW All-Rookie Team and led all rookies with 17 pass deflections and four interceptions.<ref name="Pro Football Weekly">{{cite web|url=http://www.profootballweekly.com/story/permalink/30603|title=All Rookie Team|work=Pro Football Weekly|date=January 18, 2012|access-date=December 27, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122112658/http://www.profootballweekly.com/story/permalink/30603|archive-date=January 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2011/defense.htm |title=2011 NFL Defense |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> Pro Football Focus gave Sherman an overall grade of 85.2, which ranked 16th among all qualifying cornerbacks in 2011.<ref name="PFF"/>
====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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ourlads.com: Seattle Seahawks Depth Chart: 10/01/2012 |url=http://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/archive/136/SEA |access-date=July 23, 2018 |website=Ourlads.com}}</ref>
He started in the [[2012 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks']] season-opener at the [[2012 Arizona Cardinals season|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 [[2012 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]].<ref name=BradyUMad>{{cite web|author=Doug Farrar|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/richard-sherman-beats-tom-brady-taunts-pats-u-104646336--nfl.html|title=Richard Sherman beats Tom Brady; taunts the Pats with 'U MAD BRO?' after the game|publisher=Yahoo! Sports|work=Shutdown Corner|date=October 15, 2012|access-date=December 27, 2012}}</ref> After the game, Sherman taunted quarterback [[Tom Brady]] 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.<ref name=BradyUMad/> Prior to Week 8 against [[Detroit Lions|Detroit]], Sherman nicknamed himself [[Optimus Prime]], an action intended to send out the message that he would shut down Detroit's [[wide receiver]], [[Calvin Johnson]], known by his nickname [[Megatron]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Nate Davis|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2012/10/25/optimus-prime-richard-sherman-seahawks-calvin-johnson-megatron/1657505/|title=Megatron ready for Seahawks' Optimus Prime|publisher=USA Today|work=Game On!|date=October 25, 2012|access-date=March 9, 2013}}</ref> 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 [[2012 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/gamelog/_/id/10447/calvin-johnson|title=Calvin Johnson Game by Game Stats and Performance|publisher=ESPN|access-date=January 9, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201210280det.htm |title=Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions - October 28th, 2012 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> 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 [[2012 New York Jets season|New York Jets]]. Sherman sacked quarterback [[Mark Sanchez]] and forced a fumble that was recovered by teammate [[Jason Jones (defensive end)|Jason Jones]] in the fourth quarter.<ref>{{cite web |title=NFL Game Center: Week 10-2012: New York Jets @ Seattle Seahawks |url=http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012111108/2012/REG10/jets@seahawks |access-date=July 24, 2018 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> On November 25, 2012, it was reported that Sherman and teammate [[Brandon Browner]] were both facing four-game suspensions after
they were accused of taking [[Adderall]] which violated the league's policy against performance-enhancing substances.<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard Sherman, Brandon Browner face suspensions |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000100629/article/richard-sherman-brandon-browner-face-suspensions |access-date=July 24, 2018| website=NFL.com |date=November 25, 2012}}</ref> 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 [[John Skelton (American football)|John Skelton]], that was originally intended for wide receiver [[Larry Fitzgerald]], and returned it for a 19-yard touchdown in the second quarter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012120912/2012/REG14/cardinals@seahawks#menu=highlights&tab=recap |title=Watch Arizona Cardinals vs. Seattle Seahawks [12/09/2012) |work=NFL.com |access-date=January 24, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201212090sea.htm |title=Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks - December 9th, 2012 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> In Week 16, Sherman made five combined tackles, a season-high four pass deflections, and intercepted a pass by quarterback [[Colin Kaepernick]] during a 42–13 victory against the [[2012 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]]. During the second quarter, Sherman recovered a blocked field goal and returned it for a 90-yard touchdown after teammate [[Red Bryant]] blocked a 21-yard field goal attempt by 49ers' kicker [[David Akers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2012122313/2012/REG16/49ers@seahawks#menu=highlights&tab=analyze |title=Watch San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks [12/23/2012 |work=NFL.com |access-date=January 24, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201212230sea.htm |title=San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks - December 23rd, 2012 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|author=Lindsay H. Jones|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/seahawks/2012/12/27/richard-sherman-seattle-seahawks-nfl-suspension/1794143/|title=Seahawks' Richard Sherman wins appeal of NFL suspension|work=USA Today|date=December 27, 2012|access-date=December 27, 2012}}</ref> Sherman had intentions to sue the league if the suspension was upheld.<ref>{{cite web|author=Curtis Crabtree|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/26/richard-sherman-likely-to-sue-league-if-suspended/|title=Richard Sherman likely to sue league if suspended|work=NBC Sports|series=Pro Football Talk|date=December 26, 2012|access-date=December 27, 2012}}</ref> He started all 16 games in [[2012 NFL season|2012]] and made 64 combined tackles (53 solo), a career-high 24 pass deflections, eight interceptions, a touchdown, and a sack.<ref name="career"/> He received an overall grade of 94.3 from Pro Football Focus in 2012.<ref name="PFF"/>
The Seattle Seahawks finished second in the [[NFC West]] 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 [[2012 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]] 24-14 in the NFC Wildcard Game. The following week, he made three pass deflections as the Seahawks were eliminated from the playoffs following a 30-28 loss at the [[2012 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]] in the NFC Divisional Round.
====2013 season====
[[File:Richard Sherman 2013.jpg|thumb|Sherman during 2013 Seattle Seahawks training camp]]
Sherman and Brandon Browner returned as the starting cornerbacks alongside safeties Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ourlads.com: Seattle Seahawks Depth Chart: 09/05/2013 |url=http://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/archive/150/SEA |access-date=July 24, 2018 |website=Ourlads.com}}</ref> On September 29, 2013, Sherman made four solo tackles, two pass deflections, and returned an interception for a touchdown as the Seahawks' defeated the [[2013 Houston Texans|Houston Texans]] 23–20 in a comeback victory. Sherman intercepted a pass by quarterback [[Matt Schaub]], that was intended for tight end [[Owen Daniels]], and returned it for a 58-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to tie the game 20–20 which sent it into overtime.<ref>{{cite web |title=NFL Game Center: Week 4-2013: Seattle Seahawks @ Houston Texans |url=http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2013092903/2013/REG4/seahawks@texans |access-date=July 24, 2018 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> 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 [[2013 New York Giants|New York Giants]]. The following week, he recorded a season-high eight combined tackles, deflected two passes, and intercepted two passes by quarterback [[Carson Palmer]] during a 17–10 loss to the [[2013 Arizona Cardinals|Arizona Cardinals]] in Week 16.<ref>{{cite web |title=NFL Player stats: Richard Sherman (2013) |url=http://www.nfl.com/player/richardsherman/2495507/gamelogs?season=2013 |access-date=July 24, 2018 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> On December 27, 2013, it was announced that Sherman was voted to the [[2014 Pro Bowl]], marking the first [[Pro Bowl]] selection of his career.<ref>{{cite web |title=2014 Pro Bowl: complete roster |url=http://www.nfl.com/probowl/story/0ap2000000304771/article/2014-pro-bowl-complete-roster |access-date=July 24, 2018 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> He finished the season with 48 combined tackles (38 solo), 16 pass deflections, eight interceptions, and a touchdown in 16 games and 16 starts.<ref name="career"/> He was voted to the Associated Press NFL All-Pro First Team for the second consecutive season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/blog/seattle-seahawks/post/_/id/3274/three-seahawks-make-the-all-pro-team|title=Three Seahawks make the All-Pro team|last=Blount|first=Terry|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=January 4, 2014}}</ref> Sherman received an overall grade of 87.8 from Pro Football Focus in 2013.<ref name="PFF"/>
The Legion of Boom allowed the fewest passing yards in the league and the Seahawks had the top ranked defense in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1927338-seattle-seahawks-legion-of-boom-is-pure-old-school-football-at-its-finest|title=Seattle Seahawks' Legion of Boom Is Pure, Old-School Football at Its Finest|last=Pompei|first=Dan|work=[[Bleacher Report]]|date=January 17, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/statistics/team/_/stat/total/position/defense/seasontype/2|title=NFL Team Total Defense Statistics – 2013|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=December 30, 2013}}</ref> The [[2013 Seattle Seahawks|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 [[2013 New Orleans Saints|New Orleans Saints]] 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 [[2013 San Francisco 49ers|San Francisco 49ers]] 23–17 in the NFC Championship Game. He played a critical role and deflected a pass by quarterback [[Colin Kaepernick]], that was intended for [[Michael Crabtree]], which was caught by teammate [[Malcolm Smith (American football)|Malcolm Smith]] to seal the Seahawks' 23–17 victory.<ref name="CBS_Jan14">{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24419304/seahawks-cb-richard-sherman-fined-7875-for-nfc-title-taunting|title=Seahawks CB Richard Sherman fined $7,875 for NFC title game taunting|work=CBSSports.com}}</ref><ref name="HuffPo_Jan14">{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/20/richard-sherman-rant-erin-andrews_n_4629510.html|title= Richard Sherman's Rant May Have 'Scared Erin Andrews,' Definitely Bothered Some On Twitter (VIDEOS)|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|date=January 20, 2014|author=Chris Greenberg}}</ref><ref name="CNN_Jan14">{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/21/us/richard-sherman-response/ |title=Richard Sherman stunned by reaction to his victory rant |publisher=CNN.com |date=November 14, 2011 |access-date=January 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name="NFL_Jan14">{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000317613/article/richard-sherman-fined-7875-for-onfield-celebration|title=Richard Sherman fined $7,875 for on-field celebration|work=NFL.com}}</ref>
The play was later dubbed "the [[Immaculate Deflection]]" (as an homage to the [[Immaculate Reception]]), and would later be voted by Seahawks fans to be the most significant play in franchise history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seahawks.com/news/articles/article-1/Richard-Sherman-gives-new-meaning-to-cover-corner/193c026d-d831-4474-8189-4eb085505184|title=Richard Sherman gives new meaning to cover corner}}</ref> 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 [[unsportsmanlike conduct]].<ref name="NFL_Jan14"/> The NFL went on to fine Sherman $7,875 for his taunting directed towards Kaepernick.<ref name="NFL_Jan14"/>
{{quote|"Well, I'm the best corner in the game! When you try me with a sorry receiver like Crabtree, that's the result you gonna get! Don't you ever talk about me! Don't you open your mouth about the best, or y'know I'm gonna shut it for you real quick! [[Legion of Boom (Seattle Seahawks)|L.O.B.]]!"|Sherman speaking about Michael Crabtree during a post-game interview on [[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]] with [[Erin Andrews]] after the Seahawks' victory in the NFC Championship Game<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQdewVVsUE4|title=Fox's Erin Andrews On Richard Sherman's Post-Game Rant: 'Wish More Athletes Would Be Like That'|work=YouTube}}</ref>}}
[[File:Richard Sherman and Pete Carroll in embrace Super Bowl XLVIII.jpg|thumb|Sherman embracing [[Pete Carroll]] at [[Super Bowl XLVIII]]]]
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 [[nigger|N-word]] now."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24417234|title=Richard Sherman: 'Thug' is accepted way of calling someone N-word|work=CBSSports.com}}</ref>
On February 2, 2014, Sherman started in [[Super Bowl XLVIII]] and made three combined tackles and a pass deflection as the Seahawks defeated the [[2013 Denver Broncos|Denver Broncos]] 43–8. He held wide receiver [[Eric Decker]] to one reception for a total of six-yards during the game.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201402020den.htm |title=Super Bowl XLVIII - Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos - February 2nd, 2014 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=November 3, 2017}}</ref>
====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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard Sherman, Seahawks strike $56M extension |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000347352/article/richard-sherman-seahawks-strike-56m-extension |access-date=July 24, 2018 |website=NFL.com |author=Rosenthal, Gregg |date=May 7, 2014}}</ref> The agreement made him the highest paid cornerback in league history.<ref>{{citation|url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10896501/richard-sherman-signs-four-year-deal-seattle-seahawks|title=Richard Sherman Signs Record Deal|access-date=May 7, 2014|last=Blount|first=Terry|date=May 7, 2014|work=ESPN}}</ref> On June 6, 2014, Sherman was announced as the cover athlete for ''[[Madden NFL 15|Madden 15]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Farrar|first1=Doug|title=Seahawks CB Richard Sherman wins Madden NFL 15 cover vote|url=http://nfl.si.com/2014/06/06/richard-sherman-madden-15-cover-seahawks/?eref=sihp|work=Sports Illustrated|access-date=June 7, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.is/20140607061007/http://nfl.si.com/2014/06/06/richard-sherman-madden-15-cover-seahawks/?eref=sihp|archive-date=June 7, 2014}}</ref>
Defensive coordinator [[Dan Quinn (American football)|Dan Quinn]] retained Sherman as the Seahawks' No. 1 starting cornerback alongside Byron Maxwell.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ourlads.com: Seattle Seahawks Depth Chart: 10/01/2014 |url=http://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/archive/164/SEA |access-date=July 24, 2018 |website=Ourlads.com}}</ref> In Week 6, he collected a season-high eight combined tackles during a 30–23 loss to the [[2014 Dallas Cowboys|Dallas Cowboys]]. 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 [[NFL on Thanksgiving Day|Thanksgiving Day game]]. His performance earned him the NFC Defensive Player of Week award.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201411270sfo.htm |title=Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers - November 27th, 2014 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> Sherman started all 16 games in [[2014 NFL season|2014]] and made 57 combined tackles (45 solo), eight passes defensed, and four interceptions.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2014/defense.htm |title=2014 NFL Defense |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> Pro Football Focus gave Sherman an overall grade of 89.9 in 2014.<ref name="PFF"/>
The Seattle Seahawks finished first in the NFC West with a 12–4 record and earned the No. 1 seed in the NFC.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2014 |title=2014 NFL Standings & Team Stats |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> On January 10, 2015, Sherman recorded three combined tackles, two pass deflections, and an interception during the Seahawks' 31–17 victory against the [[2014 Carolina Panthers|Carolina Panthers]] in the NFC Divisional Round.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201501100sea.htm |title=Divisional Round - Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks - January 10th, 2015 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> The following week, Sherman made four combined tackles, a pass deflection, and an interception during a 28–22 victory against the [[Green Bay Packers]] in the NFC Championship Game.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201501180sea.htm |title=NFC Championship - Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks - January 18th, 2015 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> On February 1, 2015, Sherman started in [[Super Bowl XLIX]] and made three combined tackles as the Seahawks lost 28–24 to the [[2014 New England Patriots|New England Patriots]].<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000438155/article/brees-fitzpatrick-lead-week-13-award-winners|title=Brees, Fitzpatrick lead Week 13 award winners|access-date=December 4, 2014|date=December 2, 2014|work=ESPN}}</ref> The following day, it was announced that Sherman would need [[Tommy John surgery]] to repair a torn ligament in his left elbow.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2014/story/_/id/12268518/seattle-seahawks-cornerback-richard-sherman-needs-tommy-john-surgery|title=Seattle Seahawks Cornerback Richard Sherman needs Tommy John surgery|access-date=February 2, 2015|last=Blount|first=Terry|date=February 2, 2015|work=ESPN}}</ref> Following the conclusion of the NFL season, the [[Pro Football Writers Association]] selected Sherman to win the [[Pro Football Writers Association#Good Guy Award|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/blog/seattle-seahawks/post/_/id/13345/richard-sherman-wins-the-good-guy-award|title=Richard Sherman wins the Good Guy Award|access-date=July 21, 2015|last=Blount|first=Terry|date=June 15, 2015|work=ESPN}}</ref> Sherman was also awarded [[Kansas City Committee of 101 Awards#Defensive Player of the Year Awards|NFC Defensive Player of the Year]] honors by the Kansas City Committee.
====2015 season====
[[File:Richard Sherman 2015.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Sherman with the [[Seattle Seahawks|Seahawks]] in [[2015 Seattle Seahawks season|2015]].]]
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]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Seattle Seahawks depth chart |url=https://247sports.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/Bolt/Seattle-Seahawks-depth-chart-39294280 |access-date=July 25, 2018 |website=247Sports.com |date=September 9, 2015}}</ref> Sherman was voted to the [[2016 Pro Bowl]], marking his third consecutive selection.<ref>{{cite web |title=2016 Pro Bowl roster |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000607625/article/2016-pro-bowl-roster |access-date=July 25, 2018 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> He started all 16 games in [[2015 NFL season|2015]] and recorded 50 combined tackles (33 solo), 14 pass deflections, and two interceptions.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2015/defense.htm |title=2015 NFL Defense |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> 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 wildcard berth. They reached the NFC Divisional round before losing 31-24 at the [[2015 Carolina Panthers|Carolina Panthers]]. He was named second-team All-Pro and was ranked 20th by his fellow players on the [[NFL Top 100 Players of 2016]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-top100-2016/0ap3000000671908/Top-100-Players-of-2016-No-20-Richard-Sherman|title='Top 100 Players of 2016': No. 20 Richard Sherman|website=NFL.com}}</ref>
====2016 season====
Head coach Pete Carroll named Sherman and [[Jeremy Lane]] the starting cornerbacks to begin the regular season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Seahawks projected defense depth chart for 2016 |url=https://www.fieldgulls.com/2016/8/27/12672342/seahawks-depth-chart-projected-53-man-roster-defense-2016 |access-date=July 25, 2018 |website=fieldgulls.com |author=Arthur, Kenneth |date=August 27, 2016}}</ref> On October 2, 2016, Sherman recorded five combined tackles, deflected two passes, and intercepted two passes by Jets' quarterback [[Ryan Fitzpatrick]] during a 27–17 victory at the [[2016 New York Jets|New York Jets]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NFL Game Center: Week 4-2016: Seattle Seahawks @ New York Jets |url=http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016100206/2016/REG4/seahawks@jets |access-date=July 25, 2018 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> In Week 8, he collected a season-high eight combined tackles during a 25–20 loss at the [[2016 New Orleans Saints|New Orleans Saints]]. On December 20, 2016, Sherman was voted to the [[2017 Pro Bowl]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2017 Pro Bowl roster |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000760503/article/nfl-announces-2017-pro-bowl-rosters |access-date=July 25, 2018 |website=NFL.com |date=December 20, 2016}}</ref> He started all 16 games in [[2016 NFL season|2016]] and made 58 combined tackles (38 solo), 13 pass deflections, and four interceptions.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2016/defense.htm |title=2016 NFL Defense |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> He was also ranked 21st by his peers on the [[NFL Top 100 Players of 2017]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-top100-2017/0ap3000000814692/Top-100-Players-of-2017-No-21-Richard-Sherman|title='Top 100 Players of 2017': No. 21 Richard Sherman|website=NFL.com}}</ref> Pro Football Focus gave Sherman an overall grade of 84.6, which ranked 13th among all qualifying cornerbacks in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Has Richard Sherman already seen his best days? |url=https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-has-richard-sherman-already-seen-his-best-days |access-date=July 25, 2018 |website=profootballfocus.com |date=May 3, 2017}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Condotta|first1=Bob|title=Report: NFL looking into whether Seahawks broke rules regarding Richard Sherman injury|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/report-nfl-looking-into-how-seahawks-handled-richard-sherman-injury/|newspaper=Seattle Times|access-date=January 17, 2017}}</ref>
====2017 season====
Sherman and Jeremy Lane returned as the starting cornerbacks for the Seahawks in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ourlads.com: Seattle Seahawks Depth Chart: 10/01/2017 |url=http://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/archive/200/SEA |access-date=July 25, 2018 |website=Ourlads.com}}</ref>
Sherman was bothered in [[2017 Seattle Seahawks season|2017]] by his [[Achilles tendon|Achilles]], which he initially injured in Week 5 during a 16–10 win against the [[Los Angeles Rams]].<ref name=lewis_11092017/> In the following weeks, he tried to avoid making any severe cuts.<ref>{{cite news|last=Henderson|first=Brady|title=Seahawks CB Richard Sherman out for season after rupturing Achilles|date=November 9, 2017|website=ESPN.com|url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/21357283/richard-sherman-seattle-seahawks-season-rupturing-achilles-arizona-cardinals|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110114503/http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/21357283/richard-sherman-seattle-seahawks-season-rupturing-achilles-arizona-cardinals|archive-date=November 10, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> On October 29, 2017, Sherman made four combined tackles, two pass deflections, and intercepted two passes by quarterback [[Deshaun Watson]] during a 41–38 victory against the [[2017 Houston Texans|Houston Texans]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201710290sea.htm |title=Houston Texans at Seattle Seahawks - October 29th, 2017 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> During Week 10 in a 22–16 win at Arizona, he left the game in the third quarter after [[Achilles tendon rupture|rupturing his Achilles]], and was ruled out for the season.<ref name=lewis_11092017>{{cite web|last1=Lewis|first1=Edward|title=Richard Sherman ruptures Achilles, out for rest of 2017|date=November 9, 2017|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000874797/article/richard-sherman-ruptures-achilles-out-for-rest-of-17|website=NFL.com|access-date=November 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Seahawks Make Roster Moves|url=http://www.seahawks.com/news/2017/11/14/seahawks-make-roster-moves|author=Boyle, John|website=Seahawks.com|date=November 14, 2017}}</ref> He finished the season with 35 combined tackles (25 solo), seven pass deflections, and two interceptions in ten games and ten starts.<ref name="career"/> His injury ended his streak of 106 consecutive game appearances and 100 consecutive starts. Sherman received an overall grade of 82.7 from [[Pro Football Focus]], which ranked 33rd among all qualifying cornerbacks in 2017.<ref name="PFF">{{cite web |title=Pro Football Focus: Richard Sherman |url=https://www.profootballfocus.com/nfl/players/richard-sherman/6306 |access-date=July 25, 2018 |website=ProFootballFocus.com}}</ref> Despite only playing nine games, he was ranked 64th by his peers on the [[NFL Top 100 Players of 2018]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9mVkjnZWDk NFL Top 100 Players of 2018: No. 64 Richard Sherman]</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Richard Sherman doesn't expect to play for 'Hawks|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000919972/article/richard-sherman-doesnt-expect-to-play-for-hawks|website=NFL.com|date=March 7, 2018}}</ref> He was officially released on March 9, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000920383/article/richard-sherman-released-by-seattle-seahawks |title=Richard Sherman released by Seattle Seahawks |last=Sessler |first=Marc |date=March 9, 2018 |website=NFL.com |access-date=September 30, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.seahawks.com/news/2018/03/09/seahawks-release-richard-sherman-cornerback-who-helped-%E2%80%9Cshape-our-culture-and-define |title=Seahawks Release Richard Sherman, Cornerback Who Helped "Shape Our Culture And Define Success" |last=Boyle |first=John |date=March 9, 2018 |website=Seahawks.com}}</ref>
===San Francisco 49ers===
====2018 season====
[[File:Richard Sherman 2018.png|thumb|Sherman in a game against the [[Chicago Bears]] in 2018]]
On March 10, 2018, just a day after being released by the Seahawks, Sherman agreed to a three-year, $39 million contract with the [[San Francisco 49ers]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Shook|first=Nick|title=Richard Sherman joining 49ers on 3-year, $39M deal|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000920544/article/richard-sherman-joining-49ers-on-3year-39m-deal|website=NFL.com|date=March 10, 2018}}</ref>
Sherman made his debut with the 49ers in week 1 against the [[2018 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]]. During the game, Sherman recorded 2 tackles and recovered a fumble forced by teammate [[Fred Warner (American football)|Fred Warner]] on [[Dalvin Cook]] in the 24–16 loss.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401030715 |title=Cousins, Vikings hold on for 24-16 victory vs. 49ers |date=September 9, 2018 |agency=Associated Press |website=www.espn.com |access-date=April 2, 2020}}</ref>
In week 8 against the [[2018 Arizona Cardinals season|Arizona Cardinals]], Sherman recorded a season high 7 tackles and sacked rookie quarterback [[Josh Rosen]] once during the 18–15 loss.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401030772 |title=Rookie Rosen rallies Cardinals past 49ers 18-15 |date=October 28, 2018 |agency=Associated Press |website=www.espn.com |access-date=April 2, 2020}}</ref>
During Week 16 against the [[2018 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]], Sherman was [[ejection (sports)|ejected]] from the game after throwing punches at Bears' wide receivers [[Josh Bellamy]] and [[Anthony Miller (wide receiver, born 1994)|Anthony Miller]], who were also ejected. The incident was triggered after 49ers' safety [[Marcell Harris]] made a late hit on Bears' quarterback [[Mitchell Trubisky]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard Sherman, two Bears WRs ejected after fight |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001003649/article/richard-sherman-two-bears-wrs-ejected-after-fight |publisher=NFL |access-date=December 23, 2018}}</ref> On December 29, Sherman was fined $10,026.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/49ers/richard-sherman-marcell-harris-fined-roles-49ers-bears-scuffle |title=Sherman, Harris fined $10K for roles in 49ers-Bears scuffle |date=December 29, 2018 |website=NBCS Bay Area |access-date=September 30, 2019}}</ref>
Sherman finished his first season with the 49ers with 37 tackles, one sack, four passes defended, and a fumble recovery in 14 games played.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SherRi00/gamelog/2018/ |title=Richard Sherman 2018 Game Log |website=www.pro-football-reference.com |access-date=April 2, 2020}}</ref>
====2019 season====
[[File:Richard Sherman, Fred Warner, and Dre Greenlaw (cropped).jpg|thumb|Sherman alongside [[Fred Warner (American football)|Fred Warner]] and [[Dre Greenlaw]] in a game against the [[2019 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]] ]]
In Week 1 against the [[2019 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], Sherman intercepted a pass thrown by [[Jameis Winston]] 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401128010 |title=Sherman, 49ers upend Winston, Buccaneers 31-7 |agency=Associated Press|date=September 8, 2019 |website=www.espn.com |access-date=September 8, 2019}}</ref>
In week 5 against the [[2019 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]], Sherman recorded an interception off [[Baker Mayfield]] in the 31–3 win.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401128062 |title=49ers stay perfect, dominate Mayfield, Browns in 31-3 win |date=7 October 2019 |website=www.espn.com |access-date=7 October 2019}}</ref>
In week 8 against the [[2019 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers]], Sherman recorded his third interception of the season off [[Kyle Allen]] in the 51–13 win.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401128050 |title=Coleman's 4 TDs lead 49ers past Panthers 51-13 |date=27 October 2019 |website=www.espn.com |access-date=27 October 2019}}</ref> On December 17, Sherman was selected to his 5th [[2020 Pro Bowl|Pro Bowl]], his first with the 49ers and first since [[2017 Pro Bowl|2016]] with the [[2016 Seattle Seahawks season|Seahawks]]. Sherman was voted on the AP 2nd Team All-Pro, his first All-Pro appearance since 2015 and fifth overall.
In the Divisional Round of the playoffs against the [[2019 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]], Sherman intercepted a pass thrown by [[Kirk Cousins]] and returned it for 13 yards during the 27–10 win.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401131040 |title=49ers win 1st playoff game in 6 years, 27-10 over Vikings |date=January 11, 2020|agency=Associated Press |website=www.espn.com |access-date=January 11, 2020}}</ref> In the NFC Championship Game against the [[2019 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]], Sherman recorded 2 tackles and picked off [[Aaron Rodgers]] in the final two minutes of the game which sealed a 37–20 win and a trip to [[Super Bowl LIV]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Blair |first1=Scott |title=Why Richard Sherman's NFC title-sealing interception was so fitting |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/49ers/why-richard-shermans-nfc-title-sealing-interception-was-so-fitting |access-date=20 January 2020}}</ref>
However, Sherman's bid for a second Lombardi Trophy came to an end in [[Miami Gardens]], [[Florida]], as the 49ers were defeated 31-20 by the [[Kansas City Chiefs]], in a game in which Sherman missed an important tackle on [[Damien Williams]], which was ruled a touchdown, and gave the Chiefs a 24-20 lead with under 3 minutes to play. Sherman was also criticized for giving up a 38-yard reception by wide receiver [[Sammy Watkins]] in the Chiefs game-winning touchdown drive.
====2020 season====
On September 16, 2020, Sherman was placed on injured reserve due to a calf strain.<ref>{{cite web|title=49ers Announce Roster Moves|url=https://www.49ers.com/news/49ers-place-richard-sherman-ir-sign-dontae-johnson-ken-webster|website=49ers.com|date=September 16, 2020}}</ref> He was activated on November 28, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=49ers Announce Roster Moves |url=https://www.49ers.com/news/49ers-activate-mostert-sherman-wilson-jr-trent-williams |website=49ers.com |date=November 28, 2020 |access-date=January 7, 2021}}</ref> In Week 12 against the [[2020 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]], Sherman recorded his first interception of the season off a pass thrown by [[Jared Goff]] during the 23–20 win.<ref>{{Cite web |title=San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams - November 29th, 2020 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202011290ram.htm |access-date=2020-12-02 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
==NFL career statistics==
The following regular season stats were retrieved from NFL.com.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/richardsherman/2495507/profile|title=Richard Sherman|work=NFL.com|access-date=December 27, 2012}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"|Legend
|-
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league
|-
| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Year
! rowspan="2"|Team
! colspan="2"|Games
! colspan="4"|Tackles
! colspan="6"|Interceptions
! colspan="2"|Fumbles
|-
! GP !! GS !! Comb !! Solo !! Ast !! Sack !! PD !! Int !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! FF !! FR
|-
! [[2011 NFL season|2011]] !! [[2011 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]
| 16 || 10 || 55 || 47 || 8 || 0.0 || 17 || 4 || 45 || 11.2 || 33 || 0 || 1 || 0
|-
! [[2012 NFL season|2012]] !! [[2012 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]
| 16 || 16 ||'''64'''||'''53'''|| 11 ||'''1.0'''||'''24'''||'''8'''|| 57 || 7.1 || 29 ||'''1'''||'''3'''||1
|-
! [[2013 NFL season|2013]] !! [[2013 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]
| 16 || 16 || 48 || 38 || 10 || 0.0 || 16 ||style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|'''8'''||'''125'''|| 15.6 ||'''58T'''||'''1'''|| 0 || '''2'''
|-
! [[2014 NFL season|2014]] !! [[2014 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]
| 16 || 16 || 57 || 45 || 12 || 0.0 || 8 || 4 || 81 || 20.2 || 53 || 0 || 1 || 0
|-
! [[2015 NFL season|2015]] !! [[2015 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]
| 16 || 16 || 50 || 33 || 17 || 0.0 || 14 || 2 || 30 || 15.0 || 26 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2016 NFL season|2016]] !! [[2016 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]
| 16 || 16 || 58 || 38 ||'''20'''|| 0.0 || 13 || 4 || 37 || 9.2 || 31 || 0 || 0 ||1
|-
! [[2017 NFL season|2017]] !! [[2017 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]
| 9 || 9 || 35 || 25 || 10 || 0.0 || 7 || 2 || 20 || 10.0 || 19 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
! [[2018 NFL season|2018]] !! [[2018 San Francisco 49ers season|SF]]
| 14 || 14 || 37 || 30 || 7 ||'''1.0'''|| 4 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 ||1
|-
! [[2019 NFL season|2019]] !! [[2019 San Francisco 49ers season|SF]]
| 15 || 15 || 61 || 48 || 13 || 0.0 || 11 || 3 || 65 || '''21.7''' || 31T || '''1''' || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2020 NFL season|2020]] !! [[2020 San Francisco 49ers season|SF]]
| 5 || 5 || 18 || 16 || 2 || 0.0 || 1 || 1 || 18 || 18.0 || 18 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| Total !! 139 !! 133 !! 484 !! 374 !! 110 !! 2.0 !! 115 !! 36 !! 478 !! 13.3 !! 58T !! 3 !! 5 !! 6
|}
==Personal life==
On February 5, 2015, four days after [[Super Bowl XLIX]], Sherman's girlfriend Ashley Moss gave birth to their first son, Rayden Sherman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.king5.com/story/sports/nfl/seahawks/2015/02/05/richard-sherman-son-born/22917467/|title=Baby Boom! Richard Sherman is a daddy|last=TEGNA}}</ref> Moss and Sherman were engaged in June 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sea.247sports.com/Bolt/Seattle-Seahawks-CB-Richard-Sherman-gets-engaged-37981866|title=Seattle Seahawks CB Richard Sherman gets engaged|work=247Sports.com|date=Jun 29, 2015|first=Kirk|last= Larrabee|access-date=April 21, 2016}}</ref> The couple welcomed their second child, daughter Avery, on April 16, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/seahawks-richard-sherman-and-fiancee-welcome-second-child/|title=Seahawks' Richard Sherman and fiancée welcome second child|date=April 25, 2016}}</ref> Sherman and Moss were married on March 28, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Richard Sherman got married, showed off his dance moves even with Achilles injury|url=https://www.ninersnation.com/2018/3/29/17178070/richard-sherman-wedding-video-dance-floor-achilles|website=Niners Nation|access-date=March 29, 2018}}</ref>
Sherman's outspoken personality, tendency for making big plays, and his frequent [[trash-talk]] 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.seattlepi.com/football/2013/07/24/seahawks-cb-richard-sherman-is-on-the-cover-of-sports-illustrated/|title=Seahawks CB Richard Sherman is on the cover of Sports Illustrated|work=Seattle Seahawks & NFL News}}</ref> 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 [[San Francisco 49ers]] in the [[2013-14 NFL playoffs|2013 NFC Championship game]], in which he labeled himself the "best corner in the game" and called San Francisco wide receiver [[Michael Crabtree]], to whom the decisive pass had been thrown, a "sorry" receiver.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://6abc.com/sports/richard-sherman-on-madden-cover/98819/|title=Richard Sherman on 'Madden' cover|work=6abc Philadelphia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nfl.si.com/2014/01/19/richard-sherman-michael-crabtree-seattle-seahawks/|title=Richard Sherman calls out Michael Crabtree in all-time postgame interview|author=Ben Eagle|work=SI.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140120064605/http://nfl.si.com/2014/01/19/richard-sherman-michael-crabtree-seattle-seahawks/|archive-date=January 20, 2014}}</ref> Sherman was featured on the cover of ''[[Madden NFL 15]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24583458/richard-sherman-on-madden-15-cover-i-dont-believe-in-curses|title=Richard Sherman on 'Madden 15' cover: 'I don't believe in curses'|work=CBSSports.com}}</ref> Sherman also actively writes for ''[[The Players' Tribune]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theplayerstribune.com/author/rsherman/|title=Richard Sherman|periodical=The Player's Tribune}}</ref>
Sherman has his own [[Charity organization|charity]] called Blanket Coverage – The Richard Sherman Family Foundation.<ref name="nbc sports 2">{{cite web|last1=Florio|first1=Mike|title=Richard Sherman launches "Blanket Coverage" charity|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/04/richard-sherman-launches-blanket-charity/|website=profootballtalk.nbcsports.com|publisher=NBC Sports|access-date=December 18, 2014}}</ref> In 2013, Sherman started his charity to help children in [[low-income]] communities by providing them with school supplies and clothing.<ref name="nbc sports 2"/> 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.barrons.com/articles/richard-sherman-like-more-nfl-stars-is-playing-the-tech-game-1521230600|title=Richard Sherman, Like More NFL Stars, Is Playing the Tech Game|last=Swartz|first=Jon|access-date=March 19, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>
Sherman owns homes in [[Yorba Linda, California]] and [[Maple Valley, Washington]].<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-richard-sherman-pool-20150512-story.html Seahawks' Richard Sherman slides into summer with new pool - Los Angeles Times] Retrieved December 12, 2018.</ref>
Sherman is a co-owner of the Glacier Boyz for the Fan Controlled Football league. Their first game was on February 13, 2021.
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<table class="infobox vcard" style="width:22em;width: 25em; font-size: 95%; line-height: 1.2em;"><caption class="fn" style="line-height: initial;">Richard Sherman</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Richard_sherman_2018_(cropped).jpg" class="image" title="refer to caption"><img alt="refer to caption" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Richard_sherman_2018_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Richard_sherman_2018_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" data-file-width="597" data-file-height="747" /></a><div>Sherman in 2018</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;line-height: 1.5em; background: #AA0000; color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2.5px 2.5px 0 #B3995D, inset -2.5px -2.5px 0 #B3995D;;">No. 25 – <span class="org">San Francisco 49ers</span></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Position:</th><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cocksucker" title="Cocksucker">Cocksucker</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;line-height: 1.5em; background: #AA0000; color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2.5px 2.5px 0 #B3995D, inset -2.5px -2.5px 0 #B3995D;;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Born:</th><td><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1988-03-30</span>) </span>March 30, 1988<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 32)</span><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Compton,_California" title="Compton, California">Compton, California</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Height:</th><td>6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Weight:</th><td>205 lb (93 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;line-height: 1.5em; background: #AA0000; color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2.5px 2.5px 0 #B3995D, inset -2.5px -2.5px 0 #B3995D;;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">High school:</th><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Manuel_Dominguez_High_School" title="Manuel Dominguez High School">Dominguez</a><br />(Compton, California)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">College:</th><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stanford_Cardinal_football" title="Stanford Cardinal football">Stanford</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">NFL Draft:</th><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2011_NFL_Draft" title="2011 NFL Draft">2011</a> / Round: 5 / Pick: 154</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;line-height: 1.5em; background: #AA0000; color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2.5px 2.5px 0 #B3995D, inset -2.5px -2.5px 0 #B3995D;;">Career history
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/2011_NFL_season" title="2011 NFL season">2011</a>–<a href="/enwiki/wiki/2017_NFL_season" title="2017 NFL season">2017</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/2018_NFL_season" title="2018 NFL season">2018</a>–present)</li></ul>
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</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Roster status:</th><td>Active</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;line-height: 1.5em; background: #AA0000; color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2.5px 2.5px 0 #B3995D, inset -2.5px -2.5px 0 #B3995D;;">Career highlights and awards
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a> champion (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLVIII" title="Super Bowl XLVIII">XLVIII</a>)</li>
<li>5× <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/2014_Pro_Bowl" title="2014 Pro Bowl">2013</a>–<a href="/enwiki/wiki/2017_Pro_Bowl" title="2017 Pro Bowl">2016</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2020_Pro_Bowl" title="2020 Pro Bowl">2019</a>)</li>
<li>3× First-team <a href="/enwiki/wiki/All-Pro" title="All-Pro">All-Pro</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/2012_All-Pro_Team" title="2012 All-Pro Team">2012</a>–<a href="/enwiki/wiki/2014_All-Pro_Team" title="2014 All-Pro Team">2014</a>)</li>
<li>2× Second-team <a href="/enwiki/wiki/All-Pro" title="All-Pro">All-Pro</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/2015_All-Pro_Team" title="2015 All-Pro Team">2015</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2019_All-Pro_Team" title="2019 All-Pro Team">2019</a>)</li>
<li>NFC Defensive Player of the Year (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/National_Football_League_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award#Kansas_City_Committee_of_101" title="National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award">2014</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_National_Football_League_season_interception_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Football League season interception leaders">NFL interceptions leader</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/2013_NFL_season" title="2013 NFL season">2013</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Steve_Largent_Award" title="Steve Largent Award">Steve Largent Award</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/2015_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2015 Seattle Seahawks season">2015</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/National_Football_League_2010s_All-Decade_Team" title="National Football League 2010s All-Decade Team">NFL 2010s All-Decade Team</a></li></ul>
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</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;line-height: 1.5em; background: #AA0000; color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2.5px 2.5px 0 #B3995D, inset -2.5px -2.5px 0 #B3995D;;">Career NFL statistics as of 2020</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center"><table class="infobox" style="width:22em;border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tackle_(football_move)" title="Tackle (football move)">Tackles</a>:</th><td>484</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pass_deflected" title="Pass deflected">Passes defended</a>:</th><td>115</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Interception" title="Interception">Interceptions</a>:</th><td>36</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Fumble" title="Fumble">Forced fumbles</a>:</th><td>5</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Fumble" title="Fumble">Fumble recoveries</a>:</th><td>6</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Touchdown" title="Touchdown">Touchdowns</a>:</th><td>3</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center">Player stats at <b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/players/richard-sherman/stats/">NFL.com</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;border-top: 1px solid #ccc;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center">Player stats at <b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SherRi00.htm">PFR</a></b></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2">
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<p><b>Richard Kevin Sherman</b><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> (born March 30, 1988) is an <a href="/enwiki/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">cornerback</a> for the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a> of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL). He was drafted by the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a> in the fifth round of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2011_NFL_Draft" title="2011 NFL Draft">2011 NFL Draft</a>. He has been selected to the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> five times and voted <a href="/enwiki/wiki/All-Pro" title="All-Pro">All-Pro</a> five times, including three times to the first team. He led the NFL in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Interception" title="Interception">interceptions</a> in 2013, when he also helped the Seahawks win their first <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a>.
</p><p>Sherman played <a href="/enwiki/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> for the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stanford_Cardinal_football" title="Stanford Cardinal football">Stanford Cardinal</a>, beginning his career as a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">wide receiver</a> before moving to cornerback as a junior.<sup id="cite_ref-Yahoo!_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yahoo!-2">[2]</a></sup> He was drafted by the Seahawks in the fifth round of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2011_NFL_Draft" title="2011 NFL Draft">2011 NFL Draft</a>. Since entering the league, he has the most interceptions and defended passes of any active player.
</p><p>During his time as a member of the Seahawks, Sherman was part of the "<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Legion_of_Boom_(Seattle_Seahawks)" title="Legion of Boom (Seattle Seahawks)">Legion of Boom</a>", the Seahawks' starting <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">secondary</a> which contributed to Seattle having the best pass defense in the NFL in 2013. This unit helped the Seahawks win <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLVIII" title="Super Bowl XLVIII">Super Bowl XLVIII</a>; their 43–8 win over the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2013_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2013 Denver Broncos season">Denver Broncos</a> matched the third-largest margin of victory in the history of the Super Bowl.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> The Seahawks made it to <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIX" title="Super Bowl XLIX">Super Bowl XLIX</a> the following season losing in a close game against the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2014_New_England_Patriots_season" title="2014 New England Patriots season">New England Patriots</a>. During his time with the Seahawks they led the league in scoring defense for four straight years between <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2012_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2012 Seattle Seahawks season">2012</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2015_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2015 Seattle Seahawks season">2015</a>, making them the first team to do so since the 1950s <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup> Sherman is regarded as one of the greatest cornerbacks in NFL history.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#High_school_career"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">High school career</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#College_career"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">College career</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#College_statistics"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">College statistics</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Seattle_Seahawks"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Seattle Seahawks</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-6"><a href="#2011_season"><span class="tocnumber">3.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">2011 season</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-7"><a href="#2012_season"><span class="tocnumber">3.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">2012 season</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-8"><a href="#2013_season"><span class="tocnumber">3.1.3</span> <span class="toctext">2013 season</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-9"><a href="#2014_season"><span class="tocnumber">3.1.4</span> <span class="toctext">2014 season</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-10"><a href="#2015_season"><span class="tocnumber">3.1.5</span> <span class="toctext">2015 season</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-11"><a href="#2016_season"><span class="tocnumber">3.1.6</span> <span class="toctext">2016 season</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-12"><a href="#2017_season"><span class="tocnumber">3.1.7</span> <span class="toctext">2017 season</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-15"><a href="#2019_season"><span class="tocnumber">3.2.2</span> <span class="toctext">2019 season</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-16"><a href="#2020_season"><span class="tocnumber">3.2.3</span> <span class="toctext">2020 season</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-17"><a href="#NFL_career_statistics"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">NFL career statistics</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-18"><a href="#Personal_life"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Personal life</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-19"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-20"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="High_school_career">High school career</span></h2>
<p>Sherman was born in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles, California</a>, and he attended <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dominguez_High_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Dominguez High School">Dominguez High School</a>, starring in football and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Track_and_field" title="Track and field">track and field</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup> 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 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/CIF_Southern_Section" title="CIF Southern Section">CIF Southern Section</a> Division III title with a 41–14 victory over <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Notre_Dame_High_School_(Sherman_Oaks,_California)" title="Notre Dame High School (Sherman Oaks, California)">Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High School</a> in the championship game. He graduated from <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Manuel_Dominguez_High_School" title="Manuel Dominguez High School">Dominguez High School</a> in 2006, where his classmates voted him the "Male student most likely to succeed."<sup id="cite_ref-NYtimes_2_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYtimes_2-9">[9]</a></sup> A scholar-athlete, he was <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Salutatorian" title="Salutatorian">salutatorian</a> (ranked second) in his high school class.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup> He graduated from high school with a 4.2 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/GPA" class="mw-redirect" title="GPA">GPA</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NYtimes_2_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYtimes_2-9">[9]</a></sup>
</p><p>As a member of the school's track team, Sherman was named a <i>USA Today</i> All-American after winning the California state title in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Triple_jump" title="Triple jump">triple jump</a>, with a mark of 15.44 meters, and was the 7th ranked triple jumper in California in 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup> He made it to the finals of the state meet in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/110-meter_hurdles" class="mw-redirect" title="110-meter hurdles">110-meter hurdles</a>, placing third with a time of 13.99 seconds, and also finished sixth in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Long_jump" title="Long jump">long jump</a>, with a mark of 7.25 meters.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup> He was also timed at 10.77 seconds in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/100_meters" class="mw-redirect" title="100 meters">100 meters</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup>
</p>
<dl><dt>Recruiting</dt></dl>
<table class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;">
<caption>US <a href="/enwiki/wiki/College_recruiting" title="College recruiting">college sports recruiting</a> information for high school athletes
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th>Name
</th>
<th>Hometown
</th>
<th>High school / college
</th>
<th>Height
</th>
<th>Weight
</th>
<th>40<sup>‡</sup>
</th>
<th>Commit date
</th></tr>
<tr style="border-bottom: 3px; text-align: center">
<td rowspan="2"><b>Richard Sherman </b><br /><i>Athlete</i>
</td>
<td>Compton, California
</td>
<td>Dominguez High School
</td>
<td>6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
</td>
<td>167 lb (76 kg)
</td>
<td>4.64
</td>
<td class="nowrap">Jan 15, 2006 
</td></tr>
<tr style="text-align: center">
<td colspan="7"><b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/College_recruiting#Star_Ratings" title="College recruiting">Recruiting star ratings</a>:</b> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Scout.com" title="Scout.com">Scout</a>:<a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:3_stars.svg" class="image"><img alt="3/5 stars" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/3_stars.svg/75px-3_stars.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="15" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/3_stars.svg/113px-3_stars.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/3_stars.svg/150px-3_stars.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="535" data-file-height="110" /></a>   <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rivals.com" title="Rivals.com">Rivals</a>:<a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:3_stars.svg" class="image"><img alt="3/5 stars" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/3_stars.svg/75px-3_stars.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="15" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/3_stars.svg/113px-3_stars.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/3_stars.svg/150px-3_stars.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="535" data-file-height="110" /></a>   <a href="/enwiki/wiki/247Sports.com" title="247Sports.com">247Sports</a>: <i>N/A</i>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="7" style="padding-left:10px;"><b>Overall recruiting rankings:</b> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Scout.com" title="Scout.com">Scout</a>: <i>61 (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a>)</i>   <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rivals.com" title="Rivals.com">Rivals</a>: <i>-- National, 65 (CB), 93 (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/California" title="California">Cal</a>)</i>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="7" class="plainlist" style="font-size:85%; background:#F5F5F5;">
<ul><li>‡ Refers to <a href="/enwiki/wiki/40_yard_dash" class="mw-redirect" title="40 yard dash">40 yard dash</a></li>
<li><i>Note</i>: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.</li>
<li>In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.</li></ul>
<p><i>Sources:</i>
</p>
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</td></tr></tbody></table>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="College_career">College career</span></h2>
<p>After originally committing to UCLA, Sherman received an athletic scholarship to attend <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stanford_University" title="Stanford University">Stanford University</a>, where he played for the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stanford_Cardinal_football" title="Stanford Cardinal football">Stanford Cardinal football</a> team from 2006 to 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup> He began his career at Stanford as a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">wide receiver</a> and led the Cardinal in receiving as a freshman in 2006 while being named a honorable mention to the Freshman All-American Team by Sporting News.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup> In the 2006 season, he had 34 receptions for 581 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup> 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 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Redshirt_(college_sports)" title="Redshirt (college sports)">redshirt</a> year.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup> He was granted his request to switch to cornerback after his injury and made 112 tackles over his final two years, with six interceptions.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a></sup> He was part of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2010_Stanford_Cardinal_football_team" title="2010 Stanford Cardinal football team">2010 Stanford Cardinal</a> team that finished 12–1, a school record.<sup id="cite_ref-Yahoo!_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yahoo!-2">[2]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a></sup>
</p><p>Sherman is a member of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Phi_Beta_Sigma" title="Phi Beta Sigma">Phi Beta Sigma</a> fraternity<sup id="cite_ref-suntimesdemario_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-suntimesdemario-23">[23]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ajcmason_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ajcmason-24">[24]</a></sup> and graduated from <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stanford_University" title="Stanford University">Stanford University</a> in 2010 with an undergraduate degree in communication.<sup id="cite_ref-nytshpigel_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytshpigel-25">[25]</a></sup> He began work towards his <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Master%27s_degree" title="Master's degree">master's degree</a> when he returned for a fifth year during his final year of eligibility.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a></sup>
</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="College_statistics">College statistics</span></h3>
<table class="wikitable sortable">
<tbody><tr>
<th rowspan="2">Year
</th>
<th rowspan="2">School
</th>
<th rowspan="2">Pos
</th>
<th rowspan="2">G
</th>
<th colspan="4">Receiving
</th>
<th colspan="5">Tackles
</th>
<th colspan="5">Def Int
</th></tr>
<tr>
<th>Rec
</th>
<th>Yds
</th>
<th>Avg
</th>
<th>TD
</th>
<th>Solo
</th>
<th>Ast
</th>
<th>Tot
</th>
<th>Loss
</th>
<th>Sk
</th>
<th>Int
</th>
<th>Yds
</th>
<th>Avg
</th>
<th>TD
</th>
<th>PD
</th></tr>
<tr>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2006_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2006</a>
</th>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2006_Stanford_Cardinal_football_team" title="2006 Stanford Cardinal football team">Stanford</a>
</th>
<td>WR
</td>
<td>12
</td>
<td>34
</td>
<td>581
</td>
<td>17.1
</td>
<td>3
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>0
</td>
<td>0
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>0
</td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2007_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2007</a>
</th>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2007_Stanford_Cardinal_football_team" title="2007 Stanford Cardinal football team">Stanford</a>
</th>
<td>WR
</td>
<td>11
</td>
<td>39
</td>
<td>651
</td>
<td>16.7
</td>
<td>4
</td>
<td>1
</td>
<td>0
</td>
<td>1
</td>
<td>0.0
</td>
<td>0.0
</td>
<td>0
</td>
<td>0
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>0
</td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2008_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2008</a>
</th>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2008_Stanford_Cardinal_football_team" title="2008 Stanford Cardinal football team">Stanford</a>
</th>
<td>WR
</td>
<td>5
</td>
<td>8
</td>
<td>108
</td>
<td>13.5
</td>
<td>0
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>0
</td>
<td>0
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>0
</td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th>*<a href="/enwiki/wiki/2009_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2009</a>
</th>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2009_Stanford_Cardinal_football_team" title="2009 Stanford Cardinal football team">Stanford</a>
</th>
<td>DB
</td>
<td>13
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>39
</td>
<td>23
</td>
<td>62
</td>
<td>0.0
</td>
<td>0.0
</td>
<td>2
</td>
<td>43
</td>
<td>21.5
</td>
<td>1
</td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th>*<a href="/enwiki/wiki/2010_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2010</a>
</th>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2010_Stanford_Cardinal_football_team" title="2010 Stanford Cardinal football team">Stanford</a>
</th>
<td>DB
</td>
<td>13
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>40
</td>
<td>10
</td>
<td>50
</td>
<td>1.0
</td>
<td>0.0
</td>
<td>4
</td>
<td>39
</td>
<td>9.8
</td>
<td>0
</td>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th colspan="3">Career
</th>
<th>53
</th>
<th>81
</th>
<th>1340
</th>
<th>16.5
</th>
<th>7
</th>
<th>80
</th>
<th>33
</th>
<th>113
</th>
<th>1.0
</th>
<th>0.0
</th>
<th>6
</th>
<th>82
</th>
<th>13.7
</th>
<th>1
</th>
<td>
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a></sup>
</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Professional_career">Professional career</span></h2>
<p>On January 29, 2011, Sherman played in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2011_Senior_Bowl" title="2011 Senior Bowl">2011 Senior Bowl</a> and deflected two passes as part of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Marvin_Lewis" title="Marvin Lewis">Marvin Lewis'</a> North team that lost 24-10 to the South. Sherman was added as a late replacement after <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Curtis_Marsh_Jr." title="Curtis Marsh Jr.">Curtis Marsh Jr.</a> sustained a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hamstring" title="Hamstring">hamstring</a> injury on the first day of practice.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a></sup> His Senior Bowl performance was well received and was expected to raise his draft stock.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a></sup> Sherman attended the NFL Scouting Combine and completed all of the combine and positional drills.
</p>
<table class="infobox" style="width:22em;float: right; clear: right; margin:0 0 1.5em 1.5em"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;font-size:125%;font-weight:bold;font-size:115%">External video</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;text-align: left"><img alt="video icon" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/16px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/24px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/32px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-combine/09000d5d81eb31b4/2011-NFL-Scouting-Combine-Richard-Sherman">Richard Sherman's NFL Combine Workout</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;text-align: left"><img alt="video icon" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/16px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/24px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/32px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-videos/0ap2000000139201/Richard-Sherman-2011-Combine-Workout">Richard Sherman's 40-yard dash</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>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 (4.28s), 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 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Fox_Sports" title="Fox Sports">Fox Sports</a>' <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Peter_Schrager" title="Peter Schrager">Peter Schrager</a> projected Sherman to be a fifth round pick.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a></sup> He was ranked as the fourth best cornerback in the draft by <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Sporting_News" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sporting News">The Sporting News</a></i>, was ranked the 22nd best cornerback by <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/USA_Today" title="USA Today">USA Today</a></i>, was ranked the 24th cornerback prospect by DraftScout.com, and was ranked the 30th best cornerback by <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pro_Football_Weekly" title="Pro Football Weekly">Pro Football Weekly</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a></sup>
</p>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center">
<caption>Pre-draft measurables
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th>Height</th>
<th>Weight</th>
<th>Arm length</th>
<th>Hand size</th>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/40-yard_dash" title="40-yard dash">40-yard dash</a></th>
<th>10-yard split</th>
<th>20-yard split</th>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/20-yard_shuttle" class="mw-redirect" title="20-yard shuttle">20-yard shuttle</a></th>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Three-cone_drill" title="Three-cone drill">Three-cone drill</a></th>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vertical_jump" title="Vertical jump">Vertical jump</a></th>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Standing_long_jump" title="Standing long jump">Broad jump</a></th>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/NFL_Scouting_Combine#Bench_press_records" title="NFL Scouting Combine">Bench press</a></th>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wonderlic" class="mw-redirect" title="Wonderlic">Wonderlic</a>
</th></tr>
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<td>6 ft <span class="frac nowrap">2<span class="visualhide"> </span><sup>5</sup>⁄<sub>8</sub></span> in<br />(1.90 m)
</td>
<td>195 lb<br />(88 kg)
</td>
<td>32 in<br />(0.81 m)
</td>
<td><span class="frac nowrap">9<span class="visualhide"> </span><sup>3</sup>⁄<sub>4</sub></span> in<br />(0.25 m)</td>
<td><span class="nowrap">4.56 s</span></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">1.61 s</span></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">2.65 s</span></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">4.33 s</span></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">6.82 s</span></td>
<td>38 in<br />(0.97 m)</td>
<td>10 ft 5 in<br />(3.18 m)</td>
<td><span class="nowrap">16 reps</span></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">24</span>
</td></tr>
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<td colspan="13">All values from <a href="/enwiki/wiki/NFL_Combine" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Combine">NFL Combine</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-scout_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scout-35">[35]</a></sup>
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Seattle_Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</span></h3>
<p>The <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a> selected Sherman in the fifth round (154th overall) of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2011_NFL_Draft" title="2011 NFL Draft">2011 NFL Draft</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a></sup> Sherman was the 25th cornerback drafted in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a></sup> While watching the draft with his family at home, Sherman was "livid" about players he perceived as inferior getting drafted before him.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a></sup>
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<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2011_season">2011 season</span></h4>
<p>On July 22, 2011, the Seattle Seahawks signed Sherman to a four-year, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">$</a>2.22 million <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Contract" title="Contract">contract</a> that included a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Signing_bonus" title="Signing bonus">signing bonus</a> of $182,424.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-spotrac_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spotrac-40">[40]</a></sup>
</p><p>Throughout training camp, Sherman competed to be a starting cornerback against <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Walter_Thurmond" title="Walter Thurmond">Walter Thurmond</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kelly_Jennings" title="Kelly Jennings">Kelly Jennings</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Byron_Maxwell" title="Byron Maxwell">Byron Maxwell</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Brandon_Browner" title="Brandon Browner">Brandon Browner</a>, and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kennard_Cox" title="Kennard Cox">Kennard Cox</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a></sup> Head coach <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pete_Carroll" title="Pete Carroll">Pete Carroll</a> named Sherman the fourth cornerback on the depth chart to begin the regular season, behind <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Marcus_Trufant" title="Marcus Trufant">Marcus Trufant</a>, Brandon Browner, and Walter Thurmond.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a></sup>
</p><p>He made his professional regular season debut in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2013_Seattle_Seahawks" class="mw-redirect" title="2013 Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks'</a> season-opening 33–17 loss at the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2011_San_Francisco_49ers" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a>. In Week 4, Sherman made his first career solo tackle during a 13-yard punt return by wide receiver <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Eric_Weeks" title="Eric Weeks">Eric Weeks</a> as the Seahawks lost 30–28 to the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2011_Atlanta_Falcons" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Atlanta Falcons">Atlanta Falcons</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a></sup> He finished the Seahawks' 34–12 loss to the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2011_Cincinnati_Bengals" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Cincinnati Bengals">Cincinnati Bengals</a> 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 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Andy_Dalton" title="Andy Dalton">Andy Dalton</a>, that was originally intended for wide receiver <a href="/enwiki/wiki/A._J._Green" title="A. J. Green">A. J. Green</a>, in the third quarter.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a></sup> In Week 12, he collected a season-high seven combined tackles, a pass deflection, and intercepted a pass by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rex_Grossman" title="Rex Grossman">Rex Grossman</a> during a 23–17 loss to the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2011_Washington_Redskins" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Washington Redskins">Washington Redskins</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a></sup> On January 1, 2012, Sherman recorded a season-high thirty solo tackles, a pass deflection, and an interception in the Seahawks' 23–20 loss at the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2011_Arizona_Cardinals" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Arizona Cardinals">Arizona Cardinals</a> in Week 17. Sherman intercepted a pass by Cardinals' quarterback <a href="/enwiki/wiki/John_Skelton" title="John Skelton">John Skelton</a>, that was initially intended for wide receiver <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Andre_Roberts_(American_football)" title="Andre Roberts (American football)">Andre Roberts</a>, and returned it for a 33-yard gain in the fourth quarter.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a></sup> Sherman finished his rookie season in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2011_NFL_season" title="2011 NFL season">2011</a> with 55 combined tackles (47 solo), 14 pass deflections, four interceptions, and a forced fumble in 16 games and ten starts.<sup id="cite_ref-career_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-career-49">[49]</a></sup> Sherman was selected to the 2011 PFW All-Rookie Team and led all rookies with 17 pass deflections and four interceptions.<sup id="cite_ref-Pro_Football_Weekly_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pro_Football_Weekly-50">[50]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a></sup> Pro Football Focus gave Sherman an overall grade of 85.2, which ranked 16th among all qualifying cornerbacks in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-PFF_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PFF-52">[52]</a></sup>
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<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2012_season">2012 season</span></h4>
<p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a></sup>
</p><p>He started in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2012_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2012 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle Seahawks'</a> season-opener at the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2012_Arizona_Cardinals_season" title="2012 Arizona Cardinals season">Arizona Cardinals</a> 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 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2012_New_England_Patriots_season" title="2012 New England Patriots season">New England Patriots</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BradyUMad_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BradyUMad-54">[54]</a></sup> After the game, Sherman taunted quarterback <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tom_Brady" title="Tom Brady">Tom Brady</a> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-BradyUMad_54-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BradyUMad-54">[54]</a></sup> Prior to Week 8 against <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions">Detroit</a>, Sherman nicknamed himself <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Optimus_Prime" title="Optimus Prime">Optimus Prime</a>, an action intended to send out the message that he would shut down Detroit's <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">wide receiver</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Calvin_Johnson" title="Calvin Johnson">Calvin Johnson</a>, known by his nickname <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Megatron" title="Megatron">Megatron</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a></sup> 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 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2012_Detroit_Lions_season" title="2012 Detroit Lions season">Detroit Lions</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a></sup> 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 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2012_New_York_Jets_season" title="2012 New York Jets season">New York Jets</a>. Sherman sacked quarterback <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mark_Sanchez" title="Mark Sanchez">Mark Sanchez</a> and forced a fumble that was recovered by teammate <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jason_Jones_(defensive_end)" title="Jason Jones (defensive end)">Jason Jones</a> in the fourth quarter.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a></sup> On November 25, 2012, it was reported that Sherman and teammate <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Brandon_Browner" title="Brandon Browner">Brandon Browner</a> were both facing four-game suspensions after
they were accused of taking <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Adderall" title="Adderall">Adderall</a> which violated the league's policy against performance-enhancing substances.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59">[59]</a></sup> 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 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/John_Skelton_(American_football)" title="John Skelton (American football)">John Skelton</a>, that was originally intended for wide receiver <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Larry_Fitzgerald" title="Larry Fitzgerald">Larry Fitzgerald</a>, and returned it for a 19-yard touchdown in the second quarter.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60">[60]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a></sup> In Week 16, Sherman made five combined tackles, a season-high four pass deflections, and intercepted a pass by quarterback <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Colin_Kaepernick" title="Colin Kaepernick">Colin Kaepernick</a> during a 42–13 victory against the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2012_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="2012 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco 49ers</a>. During the second quarter, Sherman recovered a blocked field goal and returned it for a 90-yard touchdown after teammate <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Red_Bryant" title="Red Bryant">Red Bryant</a> blocked a 21-yard field goal attempt by 49ers' kicker <a href="/enwiki/wiki/David_Akers" title="David Akers">David Akers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a></sup> Sherman had intentions to sue the league if the suspension was upheld.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a></sup> He started all 16 games in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2012_NFL_season" title="2012 NFL season">2012</a> and made 64 combined tackles (53 solo), a career-high 24 pass deflections, eight interceptions, a touchdown, and a sack.<sup id="cite_ref-career_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-career-49">[49]</a></sup> He received an overall grade of 94.3 from Pro Football Focus in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-PFF_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PFF-52">[52]</a></sup>
</p><p>The Seattle Seahawks finished second in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/NFC_West" title="NFC West">NFC West</a> 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 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2012_Washington_Redskins_season" title="2012 Washington Redskins season">Washington Redskins</a> 24-14 in the NFC Wildcard Game. The following week, he made three pass deflections as the Seahawks were eliminated from the playoffs following a 30-28 loss at the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2012_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="2012 Atlanta Falcons season">Atlanta Falcons</a> in the NFC Divisional Round.
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<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2013_season">2013 season</span></h4>
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:222px;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Richard_Sherman_2013.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Richard_Sherman_2013.jpg/220px-Richard_Sherman_2013.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="262" class="thumbimage" data-file-width="972" data-file-height="1156" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Richard_Sherman_2013.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Sherman during 2013 Seattle Seahawks training camp</div></div></div>
<p>Sherman and Brandon Browner returned as the starting cornerbacks alongside safeties Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66">[66]</a></sup> On September 29, 2013, Sherman made four solo tackles, two pass deflections, and returned an interception for a touchdown as the Seahawks' defeated the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2013_Houston_Texans" class="mw-redirect" title="2013 Houston Texans">Houston Texans</a> 23–20 in a comeback victory. Sherman intercepted a pass by quarterback <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Matt_Schaub" title="Matt Schaub">Matt Schaub</a>, that was intended for tight end <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Owen_Daniels" title="Owen Daniels">Owen Daniels</a>, and returned it for a 58-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to tie the game 20–20 which sent it into overtime.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a></sup> In Week 15, he made two combined tackles, a season-high three pass deflections, and intercepted two passes by quarterback <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Eli_Manning" title="Eli Manning">Eli Manning</a> in a 23–0 win at the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2013_New_York_Giants" class="mw-redirect" title="2013 New York Giants">New York Giants</a>. The following week, he recorded a season-high eight combined tackles, deflected two passes, and intercepted two passes by quarterback <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Carson_Palmer" title="Carson Palmer">Carson Palmer</a> during a 17–10 loss to the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2013_Arizona_Cardinals" class="mw-redirect" title="2013 Arizona Cardinals">Arizona Cardinals</a> in Week 16.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a></sup> On December 27, 2013, it was announced that Sherman was voted to the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2014_Pro_Bowl" title="2014 Pro Bowl">2014 Pro Bowl</a>, marking the first <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> selection of his career.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69">[69]</a></sup> He finished the season with 48 combined tackles (38 solo), 16 pass deflections, eight interceptions, and a touchdown in 16 games and 16 starts.<sup id="cite_ref-career_49-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-career-49">[49]</a></sup> He was voted to the Associated Press NFL All-Pro First Team for the second consecutive season.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a></sup> Sherman received an overall grade of 87.8 from Pro Football Focus in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-PFF_52-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PFF-52">[52]</a></sup>
</p><p>The Legion of Boom allowed the fewest passing yards in the league and the Seahawks had the top ranked defense in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a></sup> The <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2013_Seattle_Seahawks" class="mw-redirect" title="2013 Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a> 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 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2013_New_Orleans_Saints" class="mw-redirect" title="2013 New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a> 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 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2013_San_Francisco_49ers" class="mw-redirect" title="2013 San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a> 23–17 in the NFC Championship Game. He played a critical role and deflected a pass by quarterback <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Colin_Kaepernick" title="Colin Kaepernick">Colin Kaepernick</a>, that was intended for <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Michael_Crabtree" title="Michael Crabtree">Michael Crabtree</a>, which was caught by teammate <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Malcolm_Smith_(American_football)" title="Malcolm Smith (American football)">Malcolm Smith</a> to seal the Seahawks' 23–17 victory.<sup id="cite_ref-CBS_Jan14_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBS_Jan14-73">[73]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-HuffPo_Jan14_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HuffPo_Jan14-74">[74]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CNN_Jan14_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNN_Jan14-75">[75]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NFL_Jan14_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NFL_Jan14-76">[76]</a></sup>
</p><p>The play was later dubbed "the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Immaculate_Deflection" class="mw-redirect" title="Immaculate Deflection">Immaculate Deflection</a>" (as an homage to the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Immaculate_Reception" title="Immaculate Reception">Immaculate Reception</a>), and would later be voted by Seahawks fans to be the most significant play in franchise history.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77">[77]</a></sup> 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 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Unsportsmanlike_conduct" title="Unsportsmanlike conduct">unsportsmanlike conduct</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NFL_Jan14_76-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NFL_Jan14-76">[76]</a></sup> The NFL went on to fine Sherman $7,875 for his taunting directed towards Kaepernick.<sup id="cite_ref-NFL_Jan14_76-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NFL_Jan14-76">[76]</a></sup>
</p>
<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r996844942">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>"Well, I'm the best corner in the game! When you try me with a sorry receiver like Crabtree, that's the result you gonna get! Don't you ever talk about me! Don't you open your mouth about the best, or y'know I'm gonna shut it for you real quick! <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Legion_of_Boom_(Seattle_Seahawks)" title="Legion of Boom (Seattle Seahawks)">L.O.B.</a>!"</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite>Sherman speaking about Michael Crabtree during a post-game interview on <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Fox_Sports_(United_States)" title="Fox Sports (United States)">Fox Sports</a> with <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Erin_Andrews" title="Erin Andrews">Erin Andrews</a> after the Seahawks' victory in the NFC Championship Game<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78">[78]</a></sup></cite></div></blockquote>
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:222px;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Richard_Sherman_and_Pete_Carroll_in_embrace_Super_Bowl_XLVIII.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Richard_Sherman_and_Pete_Carroll_in_embrace_Super_Bowl_XLVIII.jpg/220px-Richard_Sherman_and_Pete_Carroll_in_embrace_Super_Bowl_XLVIII.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="140" class="thumbimage" data-file-width="4111" data-file-height="2613" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Richard_Sherman_and_Pete_Carroll_in_embrace_Super_Bowl_XLVIII.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Sherman embracing <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pete_Carroll" title="Pete Carroll">Pete Carroll</a> at <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLVIII" title="Super Bowl XLVIII">Super Bowl XLVIII</a></div></div></div>
<p>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 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nigger" title="Nigger">N-word</a> now."<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79">[79]</a></sup>
</p><p>On February 2, 2014, Sherman started in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLVIII" title="Super Bowl XLVIII">Super Bowl XLVIII</a> and made three combined tackles and a pass deflection as the Seahawks defeated the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2013_Denver_Broncos" class="mw-redirect" title="2013 Denver Broncos">Denver Broncos</a> 43–8. He held wide receiver <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Eric_Decker" title="Eric Decker">Eric Decker</a> to one reception for a total of six-yards during the game.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80">[80]</a></sup>
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<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2014_season">2014 season</span></h4>
<p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81">[81]</a></sup> The agreement made him the highest paid cornerback in league history.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82">[82]</a></sup> On June 6, 2014, Sherman was announced as the cover athlete for <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Madden_NFL_15" title="Madden NFL 15">Madden 15</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83">[83]</a></sup>
</p><p>Defensive coordinator <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dan_Quinn_(American_football)" title="Dan Quinn (American football)">Dan Quinn</a> retained Sherman as the Seahawks' No. 1 starting cornerback alongside Byron Maxwell.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84">[84]</a></sup> In Week 6, he collected a season-high eight combined tackles during a 30–23 loss to the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2014_Dallas_Cowboys" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Dallas Cowboys">Dallas Cowboys</a>. 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 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/NFL_on_Thanksgiving_Day" title="NFL on Thanksgiving Day">Thanksgiving Day game</a>. His performance earned him the NFC Defensive Player of Week award.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85">[85]</a></sup> Sherman started all 16 games in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2014_NFL_season" title="2014 NFL season">2014</a> and made 57 combined tackles (45 solo), eight passes defensed, and four interceptions.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86">[86]</a></sup> Pro Football Focus gave Sherman an overall grade of 89.9 in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-PFF_52-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PFF-52">[52]</a></sup>
</p><p>The Seattle Seahawks finished first in the NFC West with a 12–4 record and earned the No. 1 seed in the NFC.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87">[87]</a></sup> On January 10, 2015, Sherman recorded three combined tackles, two pass deflections, and an interception during the Seahawks' 31–17 victory against the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2014_Carolina_Panthers" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Carolina Panthers">Carolina Panthers</a> in the NFC Divisional Round.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88">[88]</a></sup> The following week, Sherman made four combined tackles, a pass deflection, and an interception during a 28–22 victory against the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a> in the NFC Championship Game.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89">[89]</a></sup> On February 1, 2015, Sherman started in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIX" title="Super Bowl XLIX">Super Bowl XLIX</a> and made three combined tackles as the Seahawks lost 28–24 to the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2014_New_England_Patriots" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90">[90]</a></sup> The following day, it was announced that Sherman would need <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tommy_John_surgery" class="mw-redirect" title="Tommy John surgery">Tommy John surgery</a> to repair a torn ligament in his left elbow.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91">[91]</a></sup> Following the conclusion of the NFL season, the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pro_Football_Writers_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro Football Writers Association">Pro Football Writers Association</a> selected Sherman to win the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pro_Football_Writers_Association#Good_Guy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro Football Writers Association">PFWA Good Guy Award</a> 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 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Russell_Wilson" title="Russell Wilson">Russell Wilson</a> was the previous recipient.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92">[92]</a></sup> Sherman was also awarded <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas_City_Committee_of_101_Awards#Defensive_Player_of_the_Year_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="Kansas City Committee of 101 Awards">NFC Defensive Player of the Year</a> honors by the Kansas City Committee.
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<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2015_season">2015 season</span></h4>
<div class="thumb tleft"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Richard_Sherman_2015.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Richard_Sherman_2015.jpg/200px-Richard_Sherman_2015.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="281" class="thumbimage" data-file-width="1224" data-file-height="1720" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Richard_Sherman_2015.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Sherman with the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seahawks</a> in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2015_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2015 Seattle Seahawks season">2015</a>.</div></div></div>
<p>The Seattle Seahawks' new defensive coordinator <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kris_Richard" title="Kris Richard">Kris Richard</a> retained Sherman as the No. 1 starting cornerback on the depth chart in 2015, along with <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cary_Williams" title="Cary Williams">Cary Williams</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93">[93]</a></sup> Sherman was voted to the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2016_Pro_Bowl" title="2016 Pro Bowl">2016 Pro Bowl</a>, marking his third consecutive selection.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94">[94]</a></sup> He started all 16 games in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2015_NFL_season" title="2015 NFL season">2015</a> and recorded 50 combined tackles (33 solo), 14 pass deflections, and two interceptions.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95">[95]</a></sup> 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 wildcard berth. They reached the NFC Divisional round before losing 31-24 at the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2015_Carolina_Panthers" class="mw-redirect" title="2015 Carolina Panthers">Carolina Panthers</a>. He was named second-team All-Pro and was ranked 20th by his fellow players on the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/NFL_Top_100_Players_of_2016" title="NFL Top 100 Players of 2016">NFL Top 100 Players of 2016</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96">[96]</a></sup>
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<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2016_season">2016 season</span></h4>
<p>Head coach Pete Carroll named Sherman and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jeremy_Lane" title="Jeremy Lane">Jeremy Lane</a> the starting cornerbacks to begin the regular season.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97">[97]</a></sup> On October 2, 2016, Sherman recorded five combined tackles, deflected two passes, and intercepted two passes by Jets' quarterback <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ryan_Fitzpatrick" title="Ryan Fitzpatrick">Ryan Fitzpatrick</a> during a 27–17 victory at the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2016_New_York_Jets" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 New York Jets">New York Jets</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98">[98]</a></sup> In Week 8, he collected a season-high eight combined tackles during a 25–20 loss at the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2016_New_Orleans_Saints" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a>. On December 20, 2016, Sherman was voted to the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2017_Pro_Bowl" title="2017 Pro Bowl">2017 Pro Bowl</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99">[99]</a></sup> He started all 16 games in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2016_NFL_season" title="2016 NFL season">2016</a> and made 58 combined tackles (38 solo), 13 pass deflections, and four interceptions.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100">[100]</a></sup> He was also ranked 21st by his peers on the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/NFL_Top_100_Players_of_2017" title="NFL Top 100 Players of 2017">NFL Top 100 Players of 2017</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101">[101]</a></sup> Pro Football Focus gave Sherman an overall grade of 84.6, which ranked 13th among all qualifying cornerbacks in 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102">[102]</a></sup>
</p><p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103">[103]</a></sup>
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<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2017_season">2017 season</span></h4>
<p>Sherman and Jeremy Lane returned as the starting cornerbacks for the Seahawks in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104">[104]</a></sup>
Sherman was bothered in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2017_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2017 Seattle Seahawks season">2017</a> by his <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Achilles_tendon" title="Achilles tendon">Achilles</a>, which he initially injured in Week 5 during a 16–10 win against the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Los_Angeles_Rams" title="Los Angeles Rams">Los Angeles Rams</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-lewis_11092017_105-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lewis_11092017-105">[105]</a></sup> In the following weeks, he tried to avoid making any severe cuts.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106">[106]</a></sup> On October 29, 2017, Sherman made four combined tackles, two pass deflections, and intercepted two passes by quarterback <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Deshaun_Watson" title="Deshaun Watson">Deshaun Watson</a> during a 41–38 victory against the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2017_Houston_Texans" class="mw-redirect" title="2017 Houston Texans">Houston Texans</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107">[107]</a></sup> During Week 10 in a 22–16 win at Arizona, he left the game in the third quarter after <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Achilles_tendon_rupture" title="Achilles tendon rupture">rupturing his Achilles</a>, and was ruled out for the season.<sup id="cite_ref-lewis_11092017_105-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lewis_11092017-105">[105]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108">[108]</a></sup> He finished the season with 35 combined tackles (25 solo), seven pass deflections, and two interceptions in ten games and ten starts.<sup id="cite_ref-career_49-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-career-49">[49]</a></sup> His injury ended his streak of 106 consecutive game appearances and 100 consecutive starts. Sherman received an overall grade of 82.7 from <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pro_Football_Focus" title="Pro Football Focus">Pro Football Focus</a>, which ranked 33rd among all qualifying cornerbacks in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-PFF_52-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PFF-52">[52]</a></sup> Despite only playing nine games, he was ranked 64th by his peers on the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/NFL_Top_100_Players_of_2018" title="NFL Top 100 Players of 2018">NFL Top 100 Players of 2018</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109">[109]</a></sup>
</p><p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110">[110]</a></sup> He was officially released on March 9, 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111">[111]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112">[112]</a></sup>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="San_Francisco_49ers">San Francisco 49ers</span></h3>
<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2018_season">2018 season</span></h4>
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:153px;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Richard_Sherman_2018.png" class="image"><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Richard_Sherman_2018.png" decoding="async" width="151" height="291" class="thumbimage" data-file-width="151" data-file-height="291" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Richard_Sherman_2018.png" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Sherman in a game against the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a> in 2018</div></div></div>
<p>On March 10, 2018, just a day after being released by the Seahawks, Sherman agreed to a three-year, $39 million contract with the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113">[113]</a></sup>
</p><p>Sherman made his debut with the 49ers in week 1 against the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2018_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="2018 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota Vikings</a>. During the game, Sherman recorded 2 tackles and recovered a fumble forced by teammate <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Fred_Warner_(American_football)" title="Fred Warner (American football)">Fred Warner</a> on <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dalvin_Cook" title="Dalvin Cook">Dalvin Cook</a> in the 24–16 loss.<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114">[114]</a></sup>
In week 8 against the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2018_Arizona_Cardinals_season" title="2018 Arizona Cardinals season">Arizona Cardinals</a>, Sherman recorded a season high 7 tackles and sacked rookie quarterback <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Josh_Rosen" title="Josh Rosen">Josh Rosen</a> once during the 18–15 loss.<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115">[115]</a></sup>
</p><p>During Week 16 against the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2018_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2018 Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears</a>, Sherman was <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ejection_(sports)" title="Ejection (sports)">ejected</a> from the game after throwing punches at Bears' wide receivers <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Josh_Bellamy" title="Josh Bellamy">Josh Bellamy</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Anthony_Miller_(wide_receiver,_born_1994)" title="Anthony Miller (wide receiver, born 1994)">Anthony Miller</a>, who were also ejected. The incident was triggered after 49ers' safety <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Marcell_Harris" title="Marcell Harris">Marcell Harris</a> made a late hit on Bears' quarterback <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mitchell_Trubisky" title="Mitchell Trubisky">Mitchell Trubisky</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116">[116]</a></sup> On December 29, Sherman was fined $10,026.<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117">[117]</a></sup>
Sherman finished his first season with the 49ers with 37 tackles, one sack, four passes defended, and a fumble recovery in 14 games played.<sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118">[118]</a></sup>
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<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2019_season">2019 season</span></h4>
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:222px;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Richard_Sherman,_Fred_Warner,_and_Dre_Greenlaw_(cropped).jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Richard_Sherman%2C_Fred_Warner%2C_and_Dre_Greenlaw_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Richard_Sherman%2C_Fred_Warner%2C_and_Dre_Greenlaw_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="97" class="thumbimage" data-file-width="5298" data-file-height="2339" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:Richard_Sherman,_Fred_Warner,_and_Dre_Greenlaw_(cropped).jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Sherman alongside <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Fred_Warner_(American_football)" title="Fred Warner (American football)">Fred Warner</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dre_Greenlaw" title="Dre Greenlaw">Dre Greenlaw</a> in a game against the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2019_Washington_Redskins_season" title="2019 Washington Redskins season">Washington Redskins</a></div></div></div>
<p>In Week 1 against the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2019_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="2019 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a>, Sherman intercepted a pass thrown by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jameis_Winston" title="Jameis Winston">Jameis Winston</a> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119">[119]</a></sup>
In week 5 against the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2019_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="2019 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland Browns</a>, Sherman recorded an interception off <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Baker_Mayfield" title="Baker Mayfield">Baker Mayfield</a> in the 31–3 win.<sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120">[120]</a></sup>
In week 8 against the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2019_Carolina_Panthers_season" title="2019 Carolina Panthers season">Carolina Panthers</a>, Sherman recorded his third interception of the season off <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kyle_Allen" title="Kyle Allen">Kyle Allen</a> in the 51–13 win.<sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121">[121]</a></sup> On December 17, Sherman was selected to his 5th <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2020_Pro_Bowl" title="2020 Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a>, his first with the 49ers and first since <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2017_Pro_Bowl" title="2017 Pro Bowl">2016</a> with the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2016_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2016 Seattle Seahawks season">Seahawks</a>. Sherman was voted on the AP 2nd Team All-Pro, his first All-Pro appearance since 2015 and fifth overall.
</p><p>In the Divisional Round of the playoffs against the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2019_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="2019 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota Vikings</a>, Sherman intercepted a pass thrown by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kirk_Cousins" title="Kirk Cousins">Kirk Cousins</a> and returned it for 13 yards during the 27–10 win.<sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122">[122]</a></sup> In the NFC Championship Game against the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2019_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="2019 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a>, Sherman recorded 2 tackles and picked off <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers" title="Aaron Rodgers">Aaron Rodgers</a> in the final two minutes of the game which sealed a 37–20 win and a trip to <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Super_Bowl_LIV" title="Super Bowl LIV">Super Bowl LIV</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123">[123]</a></sup>
</p><p>However, Sherman's bid for a second Lombardi Trophy came to an end in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Miami_Gardens" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami Gardens">Miami Gardens</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>, as the 49ers were defeated 31-20 by the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs" title="Kansas City Chiefs">Kansas City Chiefs</a>, in a game in which Sherman missed an important tackle on <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Damien_Williams" title="Damien Williams">Damien Williams</a>, which was ruled a touchdown, and gave the Chiefs a 24-20 lead with under 3 minutes to play. Sherman was also criticized for giving up a 38-yard reception by wide receiver <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sammy_Watkins" title="Sammy Watkins">Sammy Watkins</a> in the Chiefs game-winning touchdown drive.
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<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2020_season">2020 season</span></h4>
<p>On September 16, 2020, Sherman was placed on injured reserve due to a calf strain.<sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124">[124]</a></sup> He was activated on November 28, 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125">[125]</a></sup> In Week 12 against the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2020_Los_Angeles_Rams_season" title="2020 Los Angeles Rams season">Los Angeles Rams</a>, Sherman recorded his first interception of the season off a pass thrown by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jared_Goff" title="Jared Goff">Jared Goff</a> during the 23–20 win.<sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126">[126]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="NFL_career_statistics">NFL career statistics</span></h2>
<p>The following regular season stats were retrieved from NFL.com.<sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127">[127]</a></sup>
</p>
<table class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
<tbody><tr>
<th colspan="2">Legend
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;">
</td>
<td>Led the league
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><b>Bold</b>
</td>
<td>Career high
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;">
<tbody><tr>
<th rowspan="2">Year
</th>
<th rowspan="2">Team
</th>
<th colspan="2">Games
</th>
<th colspan="4">Tackles
</th>
<th colspan="6">Interceptions
</th>
<th colspan="2">Fumbles
</th></tr>
<tr>
<th>GP</th>
<th>GS</th>
<th>Comb</th>
<th>Solo</th>
<th>Ast</th>
<th>Sack</th>
<th>PD</th>
<th>Int</th>
<th>Yds</th>
<th>Avg</th>
<th>Lng</th>
<th>TD</th>
<th>FF</th>
<th>FR
</th></tr>
<tr>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2011_NFL_season" title="2011 NFL season">2011</a></th>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2011_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2011 Seattle Seahawks season">SEA</a>
</th>
<td>16</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>47</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>45</td>
<td>11.2</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>0
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2012_NFL_season" title="2012 NFL season">2012</a></th>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2012_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2012 Seattle Seahawks season">SEA</a>
</th>
<td>16</td>
<td>16</td>
<td><b>64</b></td>
<td><b>53</b></td>
<td>11</td>
<td><b>1.0</b></td>
<td><b>24</b></td>
<td><b>8</b></td>
<td>57</td>
<td>7.1</td>
<td>29</td>
<td><b>1</b></td>
<td><b>3</b></td>
<td>1
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2013_NFL_season" title="2013 NFL season">2013</a></th>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2013_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2013 Seattle Seahawks season">SEA</a>
</th>
<td>16</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>16</td>
<td style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"><b>8</b></td>
<td><b>125</b></td>
<td>15.6</td>
<td><b>58T</b></td>
<td><b>1</b></td>
<td>0</td>
<td><b>2</b>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2014_NFL_season" title="2014 NFL season">2014</a></th>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2014_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2014 Seattle Seahawks season">SEA</a>
</th>
<td>16</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>45</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>81</td>
<td>20.2</td>
<td>53</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>0
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2015_NFL_season" title="2015 NFL season">2015</a></th>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2015_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2015 Seattle Seahawks season">SEA</a>
</th>
<td>16</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>15.0</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2016_NFL_season" title="2016 NFL season">2016</a></th>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2016_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2016 Seattle Seahawks season">SEA</a>
</th>
<td>16</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>38</td>
<td><b>20</b></td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>9.2</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>1
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2017_NFL_season" title="2017 NFL season">2017</a></th>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2017_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2017 Seattle Seahawks season">SEA</a>
</th>
<td>9</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>10.0</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>1
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2018_NFL_season" title="2018 NFL season">2018</a></th>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2018_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="2018 San Francisco 49ers season">SF</a>
</th>
<td>14</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>7</td>
<td><b>1.0</b></td>
<td>4</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>1
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2019_NFL_season" title="2019 NFL season">2019</a></th>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2019_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="2019 San Francisco 49ers season">SF</a>
</th>
<td>15</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>65</td>
<td><b>21.7</b></td>
<td>31T</td>
<td><b>1</b></td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2020_NFL_season" title="2020 NFL season">2020</a></th>
<th><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2020_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="2020 San Francisco 49ers season">SF</a>
</th>
<td>5</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>18.0</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Total</th>
<th>139</th>
<th>133</th>
<th>484</th>
<th>374</th>
<th>110</th>
<th>2.0</th>
<th>115</th>
<th>36</th>
<th>478</th>
<th>13.3</th>
<th>58T</th>
<th>3</th>
<th>5</th>
<th>6
</th></tr></tbody></table>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Personal_life">Personal life</span></h2>
<p>On February 5, 2015, four days after <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIX" title="Super Bowl XLIX">Super Bowl XLIX</a>, Sherman's girlfriend Ashley Moss gave birth to their first son, Rayden Sherman.<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128">[128]</a></sup> Moss and Sherman were engaged in June 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129">[129]</a></sup> The couple welcomed their second child, daughter Avery, on April 16, 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130">[130]</a></sup> Sherman and Moss were married on March 28, 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131">[131]</a></sup>
</p><p>Sherman's outspoken personality, tendency for making big plays, and his frequent <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Trash-talk" title="Trash-talk">trash-talk</a> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132">[132]</a></sup> 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 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a> in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2013-14_NFL_playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2013-14 NFL playoffs">2013 NFC Championship game</a>, in which he labeled himself the "best corner in the game" and called San Francisco wide receiver <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Michael_Crabtree" title="Michael Crabtree">Michael Crabtree</a>, to whom the decisive pass had been thrown, a "sorry" receiver.<sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133">[133]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134">[134]</a></sup> Sherman was featured on the cover of <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Madden_NFL_15" title="Madden NFL 15">Madden NFL 15</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135">[135]</a></sup> Sherman also actively writes for <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Players%27_Tribune" title="The Players' Tribune">The Players' Tribune</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-136" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-136">[136]</a></sup>
</p><p>Sherman has his own <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Charity_organization" class="mw-redirect" title="Charity organization">charity</a> called Blanket Coverage – The Richard Sherman Family Foundation.<sup id="cite_ref-nbc_sports_2_137-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nbc_sports_2-137">[137]</a></sup> In 2013, Sherman started his charity to help children in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Low-income" class="mw-redirect" title="Low-income">low-income</a> communities by providing them with school supplies and clothing.<sup id="cite_ref-nbc_sports_2_137-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nbc_sports_2-137">[137]</a></sup> His foundation was formed to help children across the country achieve academic success.
</p><p>Sherman is interested in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cryptocurrency" title="Cryptocurrency">cryptocurrency</a> and tech stocks and is also an ambassador for the trivia app FleetWit.<sup id="cite_ref-138" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-138">[138]</a></sup>
</p><p>Sherman owns homes in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Yorba_Linda,_California" title="Yorba Linda, California">Yorba Linda, California</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Maple_Valley,_Washington" title="Maple Valley, Washington">Maple Valley, Washington</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-139" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-139">[139]</a></sup>
</p><p>Sherman is a co-owner of the Glacier Boyz for the Fan Controlled Football league. Their first game was on February 13, 2021.
</p>
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<li id="cite_note-PFF-52"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-PFF_52-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-PFF_52-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-PFF_52-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-PFF_52-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-PFF_52-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r999302996"/><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.profootballfocus.com/nfl/players/richard-sherman/6306">"Pro Football Focus: Richard Sherman"</a>. <i>ProFootballFocus.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 25,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ProFootballFocus.com&rft.atitle=Pro+Football+Focus%3A+Richard+Sherman&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.profootballfocus.com%2Fnfl%2Fplayers%2Frichard-sherman%2F6306&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARichard+Sherman+%28American+football%29" class="Z3988"></span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-BradyUMad-54"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-BradyUMad_54-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-BradyUMad_54-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r999302996"/><cite id="CITEREFDoug_Farrar2012" class="citation web cs1">Doug Farrar (October 15, 2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/richard-sherman-beats-tom-brady-taunts-pats-u-104646336--nfl.html">"Richard Sherman beats Tom Brady; taunts the Pats with 'U MAD BRO?' after the game"</a>. <i>Shutdown Corner</i>. Yahoo! Sports<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 27,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Shutdown+Corner&rft.atitle=Richard+Sherman+beats+Tom+Brady%3B+taunts+the+Pats+with+%27U+MAD+BRO%3F%27+after+the+game&rft.date=2012-10-15&rft.au=Doug+Farrar&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fsports.yahoo.com%2Fblogs%2Fnfl-shutdown-corner%2Frichard-sherman-beats-tom-brady-taunts-pats-u-104646336--nfl.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARichard+Sherman+%28American+football%29" class="Z3988"></span></span>
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<ul><li><span class="nowrap">2 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Josh_Rosen" title="Josh Rosen">Josh Rosen</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">2 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chris_Thompson_(wide_receiver)" title="Chris Thompson (wide receiver)">Chris Thompson</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">6 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mitch_Wishnowsky" title="Mitch Wishnowsky">Mitch Wishnowsky</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">9 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Robbie_Gould" title="Robbie Gould">Robbie Gould</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">10 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jimmy_Garoppolo" title="Jimmy Garoppolo">Jimmy Garoppolo</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">11 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Brandon_Aiyuk" title="Brandon Aiyuk">Brandon Aiyuk</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">13 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Richie_James" title="Richie James">Richie James</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">14 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jalen_Hurd" title="Jalen Hurd">Jalen Hurd</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">17 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Travis_Benjamin" title="Travis Benjamin">Travis Benjamin</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">17 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Matt_Cole" title="Matt Cole">Matt Cole</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">19 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Deebo_Samuel" title="Deebo Samuel">Deebo Samuel</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">20 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jimmie_Ward" title="Jimmie Ward">Jimmie Ward</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">30 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jeff_Wilson_(American_football)" title="Jeff Wilson (American football)">Jeff Wilson</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">31 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Raheem_Mostert" title="Raheem Mostert">Raheem Mostert</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">33 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tarvarius_Moore" title="Tarvarius Moore">Tarvarius Moore</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">38 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/JaMycal_Hasty" title="JaMycal Hasty">JaMycal Hasty</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">40 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ken_Webster_(American_football)" title="Ken Webster (American football)">Ken Webster</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">43 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kai_Nacua" title="Kai Nacua">Kai Nacua</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">45 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Demetrius_Flannigan-Fowles" title="Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles">Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">46 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Taybor_Pepper" title="Taybor Pepper">Taybor Pepper</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">48 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Austin_Walter" title="Austin Walter">Austin Walter</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">51 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Azeez_Al-Shaair" title="Azeez Al-Shaair">Azeez Al-Shaair</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">53 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mark_Nzeocha" title="Mark Nzeocha">Mark Nzeocha</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">54 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Fred_Warner_(American_football)" title="Fred Warner (American football)">Fred Warner</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">55 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dee_Ford" title="Dee Ford">Dee Ford</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">57 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dre_Greenlaw" title="Dre Greenlaw">Dre Greenlaw</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">58 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Weston_Richburg" title="Weston Richburg">Weston Richburg</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">64 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Alex_Barrett" title="Alex Barrett">Alex Barrett</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">64 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jake_Brendel" title="Jake Brendel">Jake Brendel</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">65 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Darrion_Daniels" title="Darrion Daniels">Darrion Daniels</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">67 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Justin_Skule" title="Justin Skule">Justin Skule</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">68 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Colton_McKivitz" title="Colton McKivitz">Colton McKivitz</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">69 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mike_McGlinchey_(offensive_lineman)" title="Mike McGlinchey (offensive lineman)">Mike McGlinchey</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">75 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Laken_Tomlinson" title="Laken Tomlinson">Laken Tomlinson</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">78 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shon_Coleman" title="Shon Coleman">Shon Coleman</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">85 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/George_Kittle" title="George Kittle">George Kittle</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">86 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/River_Cracraft" title="River Cracraft">River Cracraft</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">89 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Charlie_Woerner" title="Charlie Woerner">Charlie Woerner</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">90 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kevin_Givens" title="Kevin Givens">Kevin Givens</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">91 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Arik_Armstead" title="Arik Armstead">Arik Armstead</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">95 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kentavius_Street" title="Kentavius Street">Kentavius Street</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">97 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nick_Bosa" title="Nick Bosa">Nick Bosa</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">99 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Javon_Kinlaw" title="Javon Kinlaw">Javon Kinlaw</a></span></li></ul>
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<ul><li><span class="nowrap">1 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Josh_Johnson_(quarterback)" title="Josh Johnson (quarterback)">Josh Johnson</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">5 <a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Jonas_Griffith&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonas Griffith (page does not exist)">Jonas Griffith</a> (Futures)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">14 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kevin_White_(American_football)" title="Kevin White (American football)">Kevin White</a> (Futures)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">17 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jauan_Jennings" title="Jauan Jennings">Jauan Jennings</a> (Futures)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">35 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tim_Harris_(cornerback)" title="Tim Harris (cornerback)">Tim Harris</a> (Futures)</span></li>
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<li><span class="nowrap">40 <a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Josh_Hokit&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Josh Hokit (page does not exist)">Josh Hokit</a> (Futures)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">43 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jared_Mayden" title="Jared Mayden">Jared Mayden</a> (Futures)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">61 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dakoda_Shepley" title="Dakoda Shepley">Dakoda Shepley</a> (Futures)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">76 <a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Josiah_Coatney&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Josiah Coatney (page does not exist)">Josiah Coatney</a> (Futures)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">76 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Isaiah_Williams_(offensive_lineman)" title="Isaiah Williams (offensive lineman)">Isaiah Williams</a> (Futures)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">77 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Daeshon_Hall" title="Daeshon Hall">Daeshon Hall</a> (Futures)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">83 <a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Chase_Harrell&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chase Harrell (page does not exist)">Chase Harrell</a> (Futures)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">-- <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Adonis_Alexander" title="Adonis Alexander">Adonis Alexander</a> (Futures)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">-- <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Corbin_Kaufusi" title="Corbin Kaufusi">Corbin Kaufusi</a> (Futures)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">-- <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Obi_Melifonwu" title="Obi Melifonwu">Obi Melifonwu</a> (Futures)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">-- <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Austin_Proehl" title="Austin Proehl">Austin Proehl</a> (Futures)</span></li></ul>
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<ul><li><span class="nowrap">3 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/C._J._Beathard" title="C. J. Beathard">C. J. Beathard</a> (UFA)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">4 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nick_Mullens" title="Nick Mullens">Nick Mullens</a> (RFA)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">15 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Trent_Taylor" title="Trent Taylor">Trent Taylor</a> (UFA)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">22 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jason_Verrett" title="Jason Verrett">Jason Verrett</a> (UFA)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">23 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ahkello_Witherspoon" title="Ahkello Witherspoon">Ahkello Witherspoon</a> (UFA)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">24 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/K%27Waun_Williams" title="K'Waun Williams">K'Waun Williams</a> (UFA)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">25 <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Richard Sherman</a> (UFA)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">26 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tevin_Coleman" title="Tevin Coleman">Tevin Coleman</a> (UFA)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">27 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dontae_Johnson" title="Dontae Johnson">Dontae Johnson</a> (UFA)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">28 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jerick_McKinnon" title="Jerick McKinnon">Jerick McKinnon</a> (UFA)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">29 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jaquiski_Tartt" title="Jaquiski Tartt">Jaquiski Tartt</a> (UFA)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">36 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Marcell_Harris" title="Marcell Harris">Marcell Harris</a> (RFA)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">41 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Emmanuel_Moseley" title="Emmanuel Moseley">Emmanuel Moseley</a> (ERFA)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">44 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kyle_Juszczyk" title="Kyle Juszczyk">Kyle Juszczyk</a> (UFA)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">47 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jamar_Taylor" title="Jamar Taylor">Jamar Taylor</a> (UFA)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">50 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hroniss_Grasu" title="Hroniss Grasu">Hroniss Grasu</a> (UFA)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">59 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Joe_Walker_(linebacker)" title="Joe Walker (linebacker)">Joe Walker</a> (UFA)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">60 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Daniel_Brunskill" title="Daniel Brunskill">Daniel Brunskill</a> (ERFA)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">62 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tony_Bergstrom" title="Tony Bergstrom">Tony Bergstrom</a> (UFA)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">63 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ben_Garland" title="Ben Garland">Ben Garland</a> (UFA)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">66 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tom_Compton" title="Tom Compton">Tom Compton</a> (UFA)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">71 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Trent_Williams" title="Trent Williams">Trent Williams</a> (UFA)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">78 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jordan_Willis_(American_football)" title="Jordan Willis (American football)">Jordan Willis</a> (UFA)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">81 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jordan_Reed" title="Jordan Reed">Jordan Reed</a> (UFA)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">82 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ross_Dwelley" title="Ross Dwelley">Ross Dwelley</a> (RFA)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">84 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kendrick_Bourne" title="Kendrick Bourne">Kendrick Bourne</a> (UFA)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">92 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kerry_Hyder" title="Kerry Hyder">Kerry Hyder</a> (UFA)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">93 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/D._J._Jones_(defensive_lineman)" title="D. J. Jones (defensive lineman)">D. J. Jones</a> (UFA)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">94 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ezekiel_Ansah" title="Ezekiel Ansah">Ezekiel Ansah</a> (UFA)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">94 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Solomon_Thomas" title="Solomon Thomas">Solomon Thomas</a> (UFA)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">96 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dion_Jordan" title="Dion Jordan">Dion Jordan</a> (UFA)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">98 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ronald_Blair" title="Ronald Blair">Ronald Blair</a> (UFA)</span></li></ul>
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<ul><li><span class="nowrap">3 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Russell_Wilson" title="Russell Wilson">Russell Wilson</a></span></li>
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<li><span class="nowrap">5 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/B._J._Daniels_(American_football)" title="B. J. Daniels (American football)">B. J. Daniels</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">7 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tarvaris_Jackson" title="Tarvaris Jackson">Tarvaris Jackson</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">9 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jon_Ryan" title="Jon Ryan">Jon Ryan</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">11 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Percy_Harvin" title="Percy Harvin">Percy Harvin</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">13 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Phil_Bates_(gridiron_football)" title="Phil Bates (gridiron football)">Phil Bates</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">14 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Arceto_Clark" title="Arceto Clark">Arceto Clark</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">15 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jermaine_Kearse" title="Jermaine Kearse">Jermaine Kearse</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">18 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sidney_Rice" title="Sidney Rice">Sidney Rice</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">19 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bryan_Walters" title="Bryan Walters">Bryan Walters</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">20 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jeremy_Lane" title="Jeremy Lane">Jeremy Lane</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">22 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Robert_Turbin" title="Robert Turbin">Robert Turbin</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">24 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Marshawn_Lynch" title="Marshawn Lynch">Marshawn Lynch</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">25 <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Richard Sherman</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">26 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Michael_Robinson_(fullback)" title="Michael Robinson (fullback)">Michael Robinson</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">27 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tharold_Simon" title="Tharold Simon">Tharold Simon</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">28 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Walter_Thurmond" title="Walter Thurmond">Walter Thurmond</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">29 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Earl_Thomas" title="Earl Thomas">Earl Thomas</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">31 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kam_Chancellor" title="Kam Chancellor">Kam Chancellor</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">32 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jeron_Johnson" title="Jeron Johnson">Jeron Johnson</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">33 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Christine_Michael" title="Christine Michael">Christine Michael</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">35 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/DeShawn_Shead" title="DeShawn Shead">DeShawn Shead</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">36 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Akeem_Auguste" title="Akeem Auguste">Akeem Auguste</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">38 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chandler_Fenner" title="Chandler Fenner">Chandler Fenner</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">39 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Brandon_Browner" title="Brandon Browner">Brandon Browner</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">40 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Derrick_Coleman_(American_football)" title="Derrick Coleman (American football)">Derrick Coleman</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">41 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Byron_Maxwell" title="Byron Maxwell">Byron Maxwell</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">42 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chris_Maragos" title="Chris Maragos">Chris Maragos</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">44 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Spencer_Ware" title="Spencer Ware">Spencer Ware</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">47 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kenneth_Boatright" title="Kenneth Boatright">Kenneth Boatright</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">48 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cooper_Helfet" title="Cooper Helfet">Cooper Helfet</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">49 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Clint_Gresham" title="Clint Gresham">Clint Gresham</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">50 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/K._J._Wright" title="K. J. Wright">K. J. Wright</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">51 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bruce_Irvin" title="Bruce Irvin">Bruce Irvin</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">53 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Malcolm_Smith_(American_football)" title="Malcolm Smith (American football)">Malcolm Smith</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Super_Bowl_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award"><b>MVP</b></a>)</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">54 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bobby_Wagner" title="Bobby Wagner">Bobby Wagner</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">55 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Heath_Farwell" title="Heath Farwell">Heath Farwell</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">56 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cliff_Avril" title="Cliff Avril">Cliff Avril</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">57 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mike_Morgan_(linebacker,_born_1988)" title="Mike Morgan (linebacker, born 1988)">Mike Morgan</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">59 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Korey_Toomer" title="Korey Toomer">Korey Toomer</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">60 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Max_Unger" title="Max Unger">Max Unger</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">61 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lemuel_Jeanpierre" title="Lemuel Jeanpierre">Lemuel Jeanpierre</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">64 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/J._R._Sweezy" title="J. R. Sweezy">J. R. Sweezy</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">65 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dewayne_Cherrington" title="Dewayne Cherrington">Dewayne Cherrington</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">66 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jared_Smith" title="Jared Smith">Jared Smith</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">67 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Paul_McQuistan" title="Paul McQuistan">Paul McQuistan</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">68 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Breno_Giacomini" title="Breno Giacomini">Breno Giacomini</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">69 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Clinton_McDonald" title="Clinton McDonald">Clinton McDonald</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">70 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mic%27hael_Brooks" title="Mic'hael Brooks">Mic'hael Brooks</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">72 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Michael_Bennett_(defensive_lineman,_born_1985)" title="Michael Bennett (defensive lineman, born 1985)">Michael Bennett</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">73 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Michael_Bowie" title="Michael Bowie">Michael Bowie</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">74 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Caylin_Hauptmann" title="Caylin Hauptmann">Caylin Hauptmann</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">76 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Russell_Okung" title="Russell Okung">Russell Okung</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">77 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/James_Carpenter_(American_football)" title="James Carpenter (American football)">James Carpenter</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">78 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Alvin_Bailey" title="Alvin Bailey">Alvin Bailey</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">79 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Red_Bryant" title="Red Bryant">Red Bryant</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">81 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Golden_Tate" title="Golden Tate">Golden Tate</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">82 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Luke_Willson" title="Luke Willson">Luke Willson</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">83 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ricardo_Lockette" title="Ricardo Lockette">Ricardo Lockette</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">85 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Anthony_McCoy" title="Anthony McCoy">Anthony McCoy</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">86 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Zach_Miller_(tight_end,_born_1985)" title="Zach Miller (tight end, born 1985)">Zach Miller</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">87 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kellen_Davis" title="Kellen Davis">Kellen Davis</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">89 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Doug_Baldwin" title="Doug Baldwin">Doug Baldwin</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">90 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jesse_Williams_(American_football)" title="Jesse Williams (American football)">Jesse Williams</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">91 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chris_Clemons_(defensive_end)" title="Chris Clemons (defensive end)">Chris Clemons</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">92 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Brandon_Mebane" title="Brandon Mebane">Brandon Mebane</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">93 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/O%27Brien_Schofield" title="O'Brien Schofield">O'Brien Schofield</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">94 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/D%27Anthony_Smith" title="D'Anthony Smith">D'Anthony Smith</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">95 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Benson_Mayowa" title="Benson Mayowa">Benson Mayowa</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">97 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jordan_Hill_(American_football)" title="Jordan Hill (American football)">Jordan Hill</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">98 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Greg_Scruggs" title="Greg Scruggs">Greg Scruggs</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">99 <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tony_McDaniel" title="Tony McDaniel">Tony McDaniel</a></span></li></ul>
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<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kippy_Brown" title="Kippy Brown">Kippy Brown</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tom_Cable" title="Tom Cable">Tom Cable</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dave_Canales" title="Dave Canales">Dave Canales</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nate_Carroll" title="Nate Carroll">Nate Carroll</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Travis_Jones" title="Travis Jones">Travis Jones</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pat_McPherson" title="Pat McPherson">Pat McPherson</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Marquand_Manuel" title="Marquand Manuel">Marquand Manuel</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ken_Norton_Jr." title="Ken Norton Jr.">Ken Norton Jr.</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dan_Quinn_(American_football)" title="Dan Quinn (American football)">Dan Quinn</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kris_Richard" title="Kris Richard">Kris Richard</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pat_Ruel" title="Pat Ruel">Pat Ruel</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Robert_Saleh" title="Robert Saleh">Robert Saleh</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rocky_Seto" title="Rocky Seto">Rocky Seto</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Carl_Smith_(American_football)" title="Carl Smith (American football)">Carl Smith</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sherman_Smith" title="Sherman Smith">Sherman Smith</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nick_Sorensen" title="Nick Sorensen">Nick Sorensen</a></span></li></ul>
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<ul><li><span class="nowrap">1940: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Don_Hutson" title="Don Hutson">Hutson</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ace_Parker" title="Ace Parker">Parker</a> & <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kent_Ryan" title="Kent Ryan">Ryan</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1941: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Marshall_Goldberg" title="Marshall Goldberg">Goldberg</a> & <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Art_Jones_(American_football)" title="Art Jones (American football)">A. Jones</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1942: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bulldog_Turner" title="Bulldog Turner">B. Turner</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1943: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sammy_Baugh" title="Sammy Baugh">Baugh</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1944: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Howie_Livingston" title="Howie Livingston">Livingston</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1945: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Roy_Zimmerman_(American_football)" title="Roy Zimmerman (American football)">Zimmerman</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1946: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bill_Dudley" title="Bill Dudley">Dudley</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1947: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Frank_Reagan" title="Frank Reagan">Reagan</a> & <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Frank_Seno" title="Frank Seno">Seno</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1948: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dan_Sandifer" title="Dan Sandifer">Sandifer</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bob_Nussbaumer" title="Bob Nussbaumer">Nussbaumer</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1950: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Spec_Sanders" title="Spec Sanders">Sanders</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Otto_Schnellbacher" title="Otto Schnellbacher">Schnellbacher</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Night_Train_Lane" title="Night Train Lane">Lane</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jack_Christiansen" title="Jack Christiansen">Christiansen</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Night_Train_Lane" title="Night Train Lane">Lane</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Will_Sherman" title="Will Sherman">W. Sherman</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lindon_Crow" title="Lindon Crow">Crow</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jack_Butler_(American_football)" title="Jack Butler (American football)">Butler</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jack_Christiansen" title="Jack Christiansen">Christiansen</a> & <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Milt_Davis" title="Milt Davis">Davis</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jimmy_Patton" title="Jimmy Patton">Patton</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Milt_Davis" title="Milt Davis">Davis</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dean_Derby" title="Dean Derby">Derby</a> & <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Don_Shinnick" title="Don Shinnick">Shinnick</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dave_Baker_(American_football)" title="Dave Baker (American football)">Baker</a> & <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jerry_Norton" title="Jerry Norton">Norton</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dick_Lynch" title="Dick Lynch">Lynch</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Willie_Wood" title="Willie Wood">Wood</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dick_Lynch" title="Dick Lynch">Lynch</a> & <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Roosevelt_Taylor" title="Roosevelt Taylor">Taylor</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Paul_Krause" title="Paul Krause">Krause</a> </span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bobby_Boyd" title="Bobby Boyd">Boyd</a> </span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Larry_Wilson_(American_football)" title="Larry Wilson (American football)">Wilson</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lem_Barney" title="Lem Barney">Barney</a> & <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dave_Whitsell" title="Dave Whitsell">Whitsell</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Willie_Williams_(cornerback,_born_1941)" title="Willie Williams (cornerback, born 1941)">W. Williams</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mel_Renfro" title="Mel Renfro">Renfro</a> </span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Johnny_Robinson_(safety)" title="Johnny Robinson (safety)">J. Robinson</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bill_Bradley_(American_football)" title="Bill Bradley (American football)">Bradley</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bill_Bradley_(American_football)" title="Bill Bradley (American football)">Bradley</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dick_Anderson" title="Dick Anderson">Anderson</a> & <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mike_Wagner" title="Mike Wagner">Wagner</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Emmitt_Thomas" title="Emmitt Thomas">E. Thomas</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mel_Blount" title="Mel Blount">Blount</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Monte_Jackson" title="Monte Jackson">Jackson</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lyle_Blackwood" title="Lyle Blackwood">Blackwood</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Thom_Darden" title="Thom Darden">Darden</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mike_Reinfeldt" title="Mike Reinfeldt">Reinfeldt</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lester_Hayes" title="Lester Hayes">Hayes</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Everson_Walls" title="Everson Walls">Walls</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Everson_Walls" title="Everson Walls">Walls</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mark_Murphy_(safety,_born_1955)" title="Mark Murphy (safety, born 1955)">Murphy</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kenny_Easley" title="Kenny Easley">Easley</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Everson_Walls" title="Everson Walls">Walls</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ronnie_Lott" title="Ronnie Lott">Lott</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Barry_Wilburn" title="Barry Wilburn">Wilburn</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Scott_Case_(American_football)" title="Scott Case (American football)">Case</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Felix_Wright" title="Felix Wright">Wright</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mark_Carrier_(safety)" title="Mark Carrier (safety)">Carrier</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ronnie_Lott" title="Ronnie Lott">Lott</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Henry_Jones_(American_football)" title="Henry Jones (American football)">H. Jones</a> & <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Audray_McMillian" title="Audray McMillian">McMillian</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nate_Odomes" title="Nate Odomes">Odomes</a> & <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Eugene_Robinson" title="Eugene Robinson">E. Robinson</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Eric_Turner_(American_football)" title="Eric Turner (American football)">E. Turner</a> & <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Aeneas_Williams" title="Aeneas Williams">A. Williams</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Orlando_Thomas" title="Orlando Thomas">O. Thomas</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tyrone_Braxton" title="Tyrone Braxton">Braxton</a> & <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Keith_Lyle" title="Keith Lyle">Lyle</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ryan_McNeil_(American_football)" title="Ryan McNeil (American football)">McNeil</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ty_Law" title="Ty Law">Law</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Donnie_Abraham" title="Donnie Abraham">Abraham</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/James_Hasty" title="James Hasty">Hasty</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sam_Madison" title="Sam Madison">Madison</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Troy_Vincent" title="Troy Vincent">Vincent</a> & <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rod_Woodson" title="Rod Woodson">R. Woodson</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Darren_Sharper" title="Darren Sharper">Sharper</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ronde_Barber" title="Ronde Barber">Barber</a> & <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Anthony_Henry_(American_football)" title="Anthony Henry (American football)">Henry</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Brian_Kelly_(cornerback)" title="Brian Kelly (cornerback)">Kelly</a> & <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rod_Woodson" title="Rod Woodson">R. Woodson</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tony_Parrish" title="Tony Parrish">Parrish</a> & <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Brian_Russell" title="Brian Russell">Russell</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ed_Reed" title="Ed Reed">Reed</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ty_Law" title="Ty Law">Law</a> & <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Deltha_O%27Neal" title="Deltha O'Neal">O'Neal</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Champ_Bailey" title="Champ Bailey">Bailey</a> & <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Asante_Samuel" title="Asante Samuel">Samuel</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Antonio_Cromartie" title="Antonio Cromartie">Cromartie</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ed_Reed" title="Ed Reed">Reed</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jairus_Byrd" title="Jairus Byrd">Byrd</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Asante_Samuel" title="Asante Samuel">Samuel</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Darren_Sharper" title="Darren Sharper">Sharper</a> & <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Charles_Woodson" title="Charles Woodson">C. Woodson</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ed_Reed" title="Ed Reed">Reed</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kyle_Arrington" title="Kyle Arrington">Arrington</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Eric_Weddle" title="Eric Weddle">Weddle</a> & <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Charles_Woodson" title="Charles Woodson">C. Woodson</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tim_Jennings" title="Tim Jennings">Jennings</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">R. Sherman</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Glover_Quin" title="Glover Quin">Quin</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Reggie_Nelson" title="Reggie Nelson">Nelson</a> & <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Marcus_Peters" title="Marcus Peters">Peters</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Casey_Hayward" title="Casey Hayward">Hayward</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kevin_Byard" title="Kevin Byard">Byard</a> & <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Darius_Slay" title="Darius Slay">Slay</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kyle_Fuller" title="Kyle Fuller">Fuller</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Xavien_Howard" title="Xavien Howard">Howard</a> & <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Damontae_Kazee" title="Damontae Kazee">Kazee</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stephon_Gilmore" title="Stephon Gilmore">Gilmore</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Anthony_Harris_(safety)" title="Anthony Harris (safety)">Harris</a> & <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tre%27Davious_White" title="Tre'Davious White">White</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Xavien_Howard" title="Xavien Howard">Howard</a></span></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tom_Brady" title="Tom Brady">Tom Brady</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers" title="Aaron Rodgers">Aaron Rodgers</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Frank_Gore" title="Frank Gore">Frank Gore</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Marshawn_Lynch" title="Marshawn Lynch">Marshawn Lynch</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/LeSean_McCoy" title="LeSean McCoy">LeSean McCoy</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Adrian_Peterson" title="Adrian Peterson">Adrian Peterson</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Antonio_Brown" title="Antonio Brown">Antonio Brown</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Larry_Fitzgerald" title="Larry Fitzgerald">Larry Fitzgerald</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Calvin_Johnson" title="Calvin Johnson">Calvin Johnson</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Julio_Jones" title="Julio Jones">Julio Jones</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rob_Gronkowski" title="Rob Gronkowski">Rob Gronkowski</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Travis_Kelce" title="Travis Kelce">Travis Kelce</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jason_Peters" title="Jason Peters">Jason Peters</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tyron_Smith" title="Tyron Smith">Tyron Smith</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Joe_Staley" title="Joe Staley">Joe Staley</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Joe_Thomas_(offensive_tackle)" title="Joe Thomas (offensive tackle)">Joe Thomas</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jahri_Evans" title="Jahri Evans">Jahri Evans</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Logan_Mankins" title="Logan Mankins">Logan Mankins</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Zack_Martin" title="Zack Martin">Zack Martin</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Marshal_Yanda" title="Marshal Yanda">Marshal Yanda</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Alex_Mack" title="Alex Mack">Alex Mack</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Maurkice_Pouncey" title="Maurkice Pouncey">Maurkice Pouncey</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Calais_Campbell" title="Calais Campbell">Calais Campbell</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cameron_Jordan" title="Cameron Jordan">Cameron Jordan</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Julius_Peppers" title="Julius Peppers">Julius Peppers</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/J._J._Watt" title="J. J. Watt">J. J. Watt</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Geno_Atkins" title="Geno Atkins">Geno Atkins</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Fletcher_Cox" title="Fletcher Cox">Fletcher Cox</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Aaron_Donald" title="Aaron Donald">Aaron Donald</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ndamukong_Suh" title="Ndamukong Suh">Ndamukong Suh</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Luke_Kuechly" title="Luke Kuechly">Luke Kuechly</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bobby_Wagner" title="Bobby Wagner">Bobby Wagner</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Patrick_Willis" title="Patrick Willis">Patrick Willis</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chandler_Jones" title="Chandler Jones">Chandler Jones</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Khalil_Mack" title="Khalil Mack">Khalil Mack</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Von_Miller" title="Von Miller">Von Miller</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Patrick_Peterson" title="Patrick Peterson">Patrick Peterson</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Darrelle_Revis" title="Darrelle Revis">Darrelle Revis</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Richard Sherman</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Eric_Berry" title="Eric Berry">Eric Berry</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Earl_Thomas" title="Earl Thomas">Earl Thomas</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Eric_Weddle" title="Eric Weddle">Eric Weddle</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chris_Harris_Jr." title="Chris Harris Jr.">Chris Harris</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tyrann_Mathieu" title="Tyrann Mathieu">Tyrann Mathieu</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stephen_Gostkowski" title="Stephen Gostkowski">Stephen Gostkowski</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Justin_Tucker" title="Justin Tucker">Justin Tucker</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Johnny_Hekker" title="Johnny Hekker">Johnny Hekker</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shane_Lechler" title="Shane Lechler">Shane Lechler</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Devin_Hester" title="Devin Hester">Devin Hester</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cordarrelle_Patterson" title="Cordarrelle Patterson">Cordarrelle Patterson</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tyreek_Hill" title="Tyreek Hill">Tyreek Hill</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Darren_Sproles" title="Darren Sproles">Darren Sproles</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bill_Belichick" title="Bill Belichick">Bill Belichick</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pete_Carroll" title="Pete Carroll">Pete Carroll</a></li></ul>
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<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Madden_NFL_10" title="Madden NFL 10">10</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Madden_NFL_11" title="Madden NFL 11">11</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Madden_NFL_12" title="Madden NFL 12">12</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Madden_NFL_13" title="Madden NFL 13">13</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Madden_NFL_25" title="Madden NFL 25">25</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Madden_NFL_15" title="Madden NFL 15">15</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Madden_NFL_16" title="Madden NFL 16">16</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Madden_NFL_17" title="Madden NFL 17">17</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Madden_NFL_18" title="Madden NFL 18">18</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Madden_NFL_19" title="Madden NFL 19">19</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Madden_NFL_20" title="Madden NFL 20">20</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Madden_NFL_21" title="Madden NFL 21">21</a></i></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Erik_Williams" title="Erik Williams">Williams</a> / <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Karl_Wilson" title="Karl Wilson">Wilson</a> ('95)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Garrison_Hearst" title="Garrison Hearst">Hearst</a> (99)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Barry_Sanders" title="Barry Sanders">Sanders</a> & <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dorsey_Levens" title="Dorsey Levens">Levens</a> (2000)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Eddie_George" title="Eddie George">George</a> (2001)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Daunte_Culpepper" title="Daunte Culpepper">Culpepper</a> (2002)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Marshall_Faulk" title="Marshall Faulk">Faulk</a> (2003)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Michael_Vick" title="Michael Vick">Vick</a> (2004)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ray_Lewis" title="Ray Lewis">Lewis</a> (2005)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Donovan_McNabb" title="Donovan McNabb">McNabb</a> (06)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shaun_Alexander" title="Shaun Alexander">Alexander</a> (07)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vince_Young" title="Vince Young">Young</a> (08)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Brett_Favre" title="Brett Favre">Favre</a> (09)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Larry_Fitzgerald" title="Larry Fitzgerald">Fitzgerald</a> & <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Troy_Polamalu" title="Troy Polamalu">Polamalu</a> (10)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Drew_Brees" title="Drew Brees">Brees</a> (11)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Peyton_Hillis" title="Peyton Hillis">Hillis</a> (12)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Calvin_Johnson" title="Calvin Johnson">Johnson</a> (13)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Adrian_Peterson" title="Adrian Peterson">Peterson</a> / <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Barry_Sanders" title="Barry Sanders">Sanders</a> (25)</li>
<li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Sherman</a> (15)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Odell_Beckham_Jr." title="Odell Beckham Jr.">Beckham</a> (16)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rob_Gronkowski" title="Rob Gronkowski">Gronkowski</a> (17)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tom_Brady" title="Tom Brady">Brady</a> (18)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Antonio_Brown" title="Antonio Brown">Brown</a> / <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Terrell_Owens" title="Terrell Owens">Owens</a> (19)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Patrick_Mahomes" title="Patrick Mahomes">Mahomes</a> (20)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lamar_Jackson" title="Lamar Jackson">Jackson</a> (21)</li></ul>
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<ul><li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Madden_Football_64" title="Madden Football 64">Madden Football 64</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/NFL_Head_Coach" title="NFL Head Coach">NFL Head Coach</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/NFL_Head_Coach_09" title="NFL Head Coach 09">NFL Head Coach 09</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Madden_NFL_Football" title="Madden NFL Football">Madden NFL Football</a></i></li></ul>
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<ul><li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mutant_League_Football" title="Mutant League Football">Mutant League Football</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/NCAA_Football_(video_game_series)" title="NCAA Football (video game series)">NCAA Football</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Madden_NFL_Mobile" title="Madden NFL Mobile">Madden NFL Mobile</a></i></li></ul>
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