As all NFL fans know, Richard Sherman is an intense player and a future Hall of Famer — for sure — (Five times Pro Bowler and All-Pro five times, including three times to the first team) and in addition to not being afraid on the field, he also speaks his mind off it.
These quotes from Sherman were made before Gilmore won the Defensive Player of the Year award Saturday. The first-team All-Pro and 2020 Pro Bowl selection tied for the league lead in interceptions with six and his 20 passes defended also led the NFL in 2019. Gilmore became just the fifth cornerback to win the award and the first since 2010 when Packers DB Charles Woodson won.
“It’s been outstanding, man,” Sherman said. “I’m just happy that he’s getting the credit that he deserves. He’s had great years before, and he was stuck in Buffalo, and it didn’t matter how great he played. And it’s cool that Tre’Davious (White) is in Buffalo now and he’s having great years and (he and Gilmore) are getting the attention that they deserve. Because it’s a brotherhood of cornerbacks.
“I think everybody who plays the position at least watches film of the other guys’ play and sees their technique and sees what tricks and what techniques that they’re using to be successful, and he’s been playing in a really tough defense, because (the Patriots) have been running a ton of (Cover) Zero. It’s kind of a feast-or-famine defense, and he’s stood up incredibly well.”
But he’s always been in Twitter beefs with Darrelle Revis. In the end, was it just the competitive nature of the two who have different styles as defenders?
At any rate, Sherman isn’t letting up anytime soon.
