Brandon Browner to teammates: Break Richard Sherman’s elbow

Brandon Browner lined up opposite of Richard Sherman in the secondary for the Seattle Seahawks for three years. But with a Super Bowl on the line, friendship comes second.

Brandon Browner and Richard Sherman were rookies together not all that long ago, guys who took two very different paths to NFL stardom.

While Sherman worked his way from fifth-round draft pick from Stanford in 2011 to generally being regarded as the best cornerback in the NFL, Browner’s path to the Seattle Seahawks was longer.

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Browner signed with the Denver Broncos in 2005 as an undrafted free agent out of Oregon State, spent a year on injured reserve there, played four seasons in the Canadian Football League and then landed in Seattle.

He was an immediate hit as a 27-year-old first-year player, starting all 16 games and earning a spot in the Pro Bowl.

Browner didn’t play in last year’s Super Bowl for the Seahawks as he was out with a substance abuse suspension. This Sunday, Browner will line up on the other side of the field from Sherman as a member of the New England Patriots.

And all’s fair in love and football, apparently.

“I’m going to tell my teammates, ‘Go hit [Sherman’s] elbow, go hit [Earl Thomas’] shoulder,’” Browner said in an interview with ESPN’s Josina Anderson. “’Try to break it if you can.’

“You’re going to be my best friend after the game, but at the end of the day, I know you want that Super Bowl just as bad as I do.”

Here is the entire interview with Browner:

Browner started nine games for New England this season, with one interception and six passes defensed to go with 29 tackles.

He has 11 career interceptions in 45 NFL games.

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