
Richard Sherman is a professional American footballer who plays for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a cornerback in the NFL. Sherman's professional career started in the year 2011 when he was selected by the Seahawks in the fifth round of the NFL draft 2011.
Sherman signed a deal of four years worth $2.22 million with the Seattle Seahawks. Sherman made his official NFL debut against the San Francisco 49ers where he made his first solo tackle. He continued his brilliant performance week after week and in a game against the Arizona Cardinals, he had a career-altering performance where he recorded six solo tackles, a pass deflection, and an interception. Sherman continued his brilliant performance and finished his debut season with 55 combined tackles, 14 bypass deflections, 4 interceptions, and a forced fumble.
Richard Sherman began his 2nd season on a high note and in a game against the Detroit Lions he recorded career high stats where he collected eight combined tackles and held Calvin Johnson to three catches for 46 yards. Sherman After performing excellently in his 2nd season for the Seattle Seahawks finished with 64 combined tackles, 24 pass deflections, eight interceptions, a touchdown, and a sack. In 2014 Sherman was selected to his first Pro Bowl and in Super Bowl XLVIII against the Denver Broncos he made 3 combined tackles and a bypass deflection as the Seahawks won. In the 2014 season, he signed a contract extension deal with the Seahawks for four years of worth $56 million and was ranked at 11th by his team members in the list of the NFL Top 100 Players of 2015. In 2018 Sherman signed a new deal with the San Francisco 49ers for three years of worth $39 million.
Sherman made his debut in the San Francisco 49ers in a match against the Minnesota Vikings and recorded two tackles. He recorded his first interception and a touchdown with the 49ers in a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In the 2020 season in a game against the Los Angeles Rams, he recorded his first interception of the season as they won 23-20 but was released in the subsequent season. In 2021 he signed a deal of one year of worth $2.25 million with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In the last game of the season against the Buffalo Bills he recorded his only interception of the season as Buccaneers won 33-27.
Richard Sherman’s Age
Richard Sherman is currently 35 years old and was born in Compton, California on March 30, 1988. The player first came into the NFL as a cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks at the age of 23.
Before his journey in the NFL began Sherman played college football at Stanford University. He finished his freshman in 2018 with 34 receptions for 581 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns. For the next two years, he made 112 tackles with six interceptions. He graduated with an undergraduate degree in communications from Stanford University in 2010.
Sherman weighs around 93 kg and is 6 feet 3 inches tall with physical attributes like these and the skills that he possesses there is no doubt that he is one of the greatest cornerbacks of all time. Ashley Moss the girlfriend of Richard Sherman gave birth to their first son some days after Super Bowl XLIX in 2015. The couple got engaged in June 2015 and welcomed their daughter in April 2016 and got married on March 28, 2018. Sherman has his own charity namely Blanket Coverage which focuses on helping children in low income communities by providing them with school supplies and clothing. Sherman has an interest in cryptocurrency and tech stocks and serves as an ambassador for the trivia app FleetWit.
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