Richard Sherman (American football)
Sherman in 2015
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| No. 25 Seattle Seahawks | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 30, 1988 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Compton, California | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Compton (CA) Dominguez | ||||||||||||
| College: | Stanford | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2011 / Round: 5 / Pick: 154 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 332 |
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| Passes defended: | 92 |
| Interceptions: | 30 |
| Forced fumbles: | 5 |
| Touchdowns: | 2 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Richard Kevin Sherman (born March 30, 1988) is an American football cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford, both as a wide receiver and as a cornerback, and was drafted by the Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. Sherman is also considered as one of the best cornerbacks in the NFL.
Since entering the league, Sherman has the most interceptions and defended passes of any active player. Sherman is part of the "Legion of Boom", a nickname given to the Seahawks' starting secondary which contributed to Seattle having the best pass defense in the NFL in 2013. This unit helped the Seahawks win their first Super Bowl in New Jersey in February 2014; their 43-8 win over the Denver Broncos matched the third-largest margin of victory in the history of the Super Bowl. In May 2014, Sherman became one of the NFL's highest-paid defensive players after signing a $57.4 million contract extension, with $30 million guaranteed, with the Seahawks.
Sherman was born in Compton, California, where he attended Dominguez High School, starring in football and track and field. 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 Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High School in the championship game. He graduated from Dominguez High School in 2006, where his classmates voted him the "Male student most likely to succeed." A scholar-athlete, he was salutatorian (ranked second) in his high school class. He has claimed to have graduated high school with a 4.2 GPA.
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