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Richard Sherman gets weird while describing Kam Chancellor

By Hayden Kane

January 10, 2015; Seattle, WA, USA; Seattle Seahawks strong safety Kam Chancellor (31) celebrates after he runs the ball in for a touchdown after intercepting a pass against the Carolina Panthers during the second half in the 2014 NFC Divisional playoff football game at CenturyLink Field. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports
January 10, 2015; Seattle, WA, USA; Seattle Seahawks strong safety Kam Chancellor (31) celebrates after he runs the ball in for a touchdown after intercepting a pass against the Carolina Panthers during the second half in the 2014 NFC Divisional playoff football game at CenturyLink Field. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports /
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Kam Chancellor played an amazing game as the Seattle Seahawks advanced in the Divisional round of the NFL playoffs, and teammate Richard Sherman got weird and intense while praising Chancellor after the game.

What? Richard Sherman engage in hyperbole? Never.

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The Seahawks’ defense came through as many people expected it would in a 31-17 win over the Carolina Panthers in the NFC Divisional round of the playoffs. Besides Sherman, who turned in a first half interception, Kam Chancellor delievered one of the most impressive performances of the game.

The large, intimidating strong safety was everywhere on the field. On multiple occasions he darted seemingly out of nowhere to make a tackle or deliver a big hit. In total, Chancellor logged 10 tackles.

Additionally, he freakishly jumped over the line on two separate occasions to nearly block a field goal (the plays didn’t count, but still). Most importantly, Chancellor grabbed a deciding pick-six in the final minutes of the fourth quarter to seal Seattle’s victory.

In talking about his teammate after the game, Richard Sherman used some strange and specific words to describe his play, saying Chancellor “damages people’s souls.”

“He plays in a dark place,” Sherman said, via Seahawks.com. “We feed off of him all game long. He’s an intimidator, aggressive ball player, and he plays by the rules.”

For his part, Kam Chancellor had only a brief reaction to his play and the fact that he beat out another guy named Cam (different spelling) in this key game.

“They call me Batman,” said Chancellor about Newton, via Seahawks.com. “So he can have the Superman. I’m the Dark Knight.”

Alright then. But what is your celebration going to be, Kam? I just hope you thought this through before calling yourself the Dark Knight. I don’t exactly see Batman dancing like Chancellor did on Saturday night, you know?

During the regular season, it was not always clear that the Seahawks were on this trajectory. At one point it wasn’t even a sure thing that they would make the playoffs, let alone win the NFC West once again.

With a dominant stretch of football in the final weeks that carried over into last night’s playoff game, Seattle is right back where they were one year ago: they look like the most dominant team in football and they are getting set to host the NFC Championship game.

The only difference is, they are going for a Super Bowl repeat this time around. If Sherman, Chancellor and company keep playing at this level, they just might pull it off.

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