Richard Sherman is obsessed with fixing teammates’ jerseys
By Sam Richmond
Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman is known for cleaning his teammates’ jerseys after every play.
Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman is one of the very best players in the NFL, an elite trash-talker and… a neat-freak.
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According to the Wall Street Journal, Sherman will go around the field to tuck in, clean off and straighten out his teammates’ jerseys in between plays.
"This is a trait in Sherman no one can quite explain, but every Seahawk has a story about it. What tends to happen, over a 60-minute game, is that defensive players’ jerseys become a tangled, wrinkled mess. “You can barely read the numbers,” said defensive lineman Tony McDaniel. And so, Sherman does something unusual. He goes around fixing the jerseys whenever they get too crumpled or untucked."
While certainly strange, the Seahawks have embraced Sherman’s quirkiness and believe it’s part of what makes him an outstanding player.
"To Kris Richard, the Seahawks’ defensive backs coach, the habit, which Richard often notices, is no surprise. This is because Sherman is so meticulous that he immediately corrects the smallest things. “As I started to see it, I didn’t think much of it because that is him. There’s order and a discipline in everything to him,” said Richard. “That’s him being a great teammate, him saying ‘you look sloppy, let me tuck this in, let me clean this. You are going to be neat and clean.’ ”"
There’s also a strategic element to this, as Seahawks defensive assistant coach Marquand Manuel suggested it’s harder for Seahawks players to get held with their jerseys as sleek as possible.
It’s an interesting strategy and one that apparently no one else but Sherman thinks about. And it’s hard to argue with his ways He’s arguably the best player on a defense that led the Seahawks to a Super Bowl victory last season and has them one win away from repeating as champions.
The Seahawks drafted Sherman in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He’s posted 224 tackles, 24 interceptions and 65 pass deflections during his career. This past season, he put up 57 tackles, four interceptions and eight pass deflections.
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