Richard Sherman on Seahawks: “They’ve Lost Their Way”

Richard Sherman in 2016
Richard Sherman in 2016. Photo by Sean Brown/CSM/REX/Shutterstock

All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman spent seven years with the Seattle Seahawks, where he established himself as one of the best CBs in the NFL before he was released by the organization back in March. Sherman, who then signed a deal with the San Francisco 49ers, now decided to share some of his thoughts about his former employers.

In a recent interview with Sports Illustrated, Sherman said that Seahawks “lost their way” and made too many mistakes in the past.

They’ve lost their way,”- said the 30-year-old. “It’s as simple as that. They’ve just lost their way. When you make too many mistakes over a long period of time, you kind of dig yourself a hole. And then when you backtrack, you gotta make a bunch of rash decisions to try and fill the hole and hope that it holds up.”

Mistakes and poor judgment on things ruined what could have been a really special deal,” – he added. “You don’t have much left right now.”

After an underwhelming past few seasons, Seattle Seahawks decided to “clean the house” and move on from most of the players that were part of their famous starting secondary nicknamed “Legion of Boom.” Besides Richard Sherman, defensive end Michael Bennett also left the team in the recent months and All-Pro safety Earl Thomas could follow since the talks about his new contract stalled for some time now.

To say you’re not going to pay Earl Thomas is just … There’s no decline in play there.” – said Sherman. “He’s played the game the right way. Who do you have to pay? You have the two best linebackers in the game. You have the quarterback. You have a great wide receiver in Doug [Baldwin]. And you’re paying Duane Brown.

A fifth-round pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, Richard Sherman was named First-Team All-Pro three times and earned four Pro Bowl selections during his time with the Seahawks. He was also the part of the team that won the Super Bowl in 2013 season when Sherman was NFL interceptions leader.

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