Richard Sherman is an American football Player. He plays as a cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He is one of the best cornerbacks in NFL. He was a member of the team which won the Super Bowl XLVIII for Seattle Seahawks.
Richard Sherman was born on March 30, 1988 in Compton, California. He received an athletic scholarship to attend Stanford University, where he played for the Stanford Cardinal football team from 2006 to 2010. He was drafted by the Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. Sherman’s outspoken personality, tendency for making big plays, and his frequent trash-talk have seen him become one of the NFL’s most well-known players.
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.