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My Take
Richardson interests me as the classic itinerant warrior. A first-round pick out of his hometown Missouri program, he had the talent to anchor any defensive line, yet his career took him through the Jets, Seahawks, Browns and Vikings, the latter twice. I read that not as instability but as proof of demand: a disruptive interior force teams kept wanting. Defensive tackles do the brutal, thankless grunt work that frees up the stars, and Richardson built a long career on exactly that. There is something honest and admirable about a journeyman who keeps getting called back to the trenches.
Overview
Sheldon Adam Richardson (born November 29, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Missouri Tigers, and was selected by the New York Jets in the first round of the 2013 NFL draft. Richardson has also played for the Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns and Minnesota Vikings twice.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sheldon Richardson
- Name (Japanese)
- シェルドン・リチャードソン
- Reading
- しぇるどん・りちゃーどそん
- Born
- November 29, 1990 (age 35)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Horse
- Origin
- St. Louis, Missouri, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 193 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- American football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Gateway High School
- University
- College of the Sequoias
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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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.