My Take
Richard Sherman is one of those guys who made you feel things whether you loved him or wanted to throw your remote at the TV — and honestly, that's a rare gift. Growing up in Compton and making it to Stanford already tells you everything about his drive, but what really defined him was that legendary 2013 NFC Championship rant right after tipping away Colin Kaepernick's pass: pure adrenaline, zero apology. He backed every word up, too — three first-team All-Pro selections, five Pro Bowls, and a Super Bowl ring with the Seattle Seahawks' "Legion of Boom" defense that is genuinely one of the nastiest secondaries the NFL has ever seen. Trash talk is easy; being the best cornerback in the league while you do it is something else entirely.
Overview
Richard Kevin Sherman (born March 30, 1988) is an American former professional football cornerback who played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal, beginning his career as a wide receiver before moving to cornerback as a junior. Sherman was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL draft.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Richard Sherman
- Name (Japanese)
- リチャード・シャーマン
- Reading
- りちゃーど・しゃーまん
- Born
- March 30, 1988 (age 38)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Dragon
- Origin
- Compton, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 188 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- American football player / athletics competitor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Manuel Dominguez High School
- University
- Stanford University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.richardsherman25.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/rsherman25/
- Xhttps://x.com/RSherman_25
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%20(%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AB%E3%83%B3%E3%83%95%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB)
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.